here is the difference between real one and wild pistachio native to Croatia, pistacia terebinthus (right)

Do you have a pic of the native one of Croatia, tree view? 🙂

i dont have any of my own pics of terebinth pistachio. google it, it is the same look of the plant. looks like real one pistachio but smaller leaves, fruits.... i've read somewhere that the seeds of terebinth pistachio is sold in Turkey as a coffee. it has very interesting smell.

my trachy survived -25 C this winter, but it didn't survive this morning ice from the roof.

I am mad! 😈 [/img]

Damn! Life is brutal ehhh... 🙁

Oh no, damir! 👿

Gently...lift ice off.

I hope it's not dead.

Everything looks great!

How is your winter going???

go figure your plants survive the brutal cold only to get damaged from roof ice! 😕

You still look real cold over there! Still warm here! I guess your cold = our warmth!

winter is gone now.

http://www.mojkvart.hr/Osijek/vremenska-prognoza
this link shows temps in next 15 days.
tim, you are right, our cold in europe , is your warmth.
jim, it looks .... i wont say it, but you might know what i think.

i dug it out, the trachy palm, and plant it in the pot in basement till the spring comes out. and i will need another place for it, to avoid this year story. the main thing is that it is alive. i cut down all the leaves that were broken and some upper part of the trunk, it will survive.

Damir, that's bad news about the T. fortunei! Hopefully it will recover while potted.

some new pics of cold hardy cactus after winter!!

y.filamentosa,cupressus sempervirens,opuntia humifusa

opuntia phaeacantha camanchica

opuntia fragilis

opuntia compressa south dakota, still has fruits on it from last year

e.coccineus, first winter outdoor,no any protection and it looks just fine

"the cat" i found in the street when was just one month old. he likes to eat young yuccas,so he is a "yucca lover" . i prefer dogs,but this one is special.

this is what is left from my trachy that was hit by the ice from the roof of the house...

plants from basement. y.elata,one yr old seedling,araucaria araucana,butia capitata right,trachy bulgaria small one left,agave lechuiguilla in back,and part of washingtonia trunk.

few chamaerops humillis rigida blue seedlings that were left outdoor without protection,still looks good,we'll see in spring when/if it will grow...

two small pistachios. pistacia vera. one is from seed from croatia,and other one is from seed from iran. and if it is male and female, in about 10 years i will have my own pistachios 8)

Good stuff, Damir! I like every picture you posted! And your Trachy is pushing "something" up! Jim's style surgery... Congratulations!

Good stuff, I hope your trachy comes back.

Also...good looking cat. I love animals. 8)