I have tried to grow tropical, semi-tropical, and desert trees here in Chicago for 10 years or so with this experience: I can keep almost anything alive, get most things to bloom and set fruit, and get few-to-no nuts/fruit to harvest. Lately I've tried mango, papaya, pomegranate. My olive tree set many fruit last year that didn't make much progress. You can decide if that is a challenge or a description of futility. Citrus does fine if you want something exotic. I tried macadamias and pistachios a way back. Got a macadamia seedling or two from eBay; started the pistachios from seed (first seeds I started in the refrigerator as I recall). Squirrels ate them all the first time I put them outside--I was disappointed I hadn't seen that coming. The last few years I've built cages out of hardware cloth for my avocado seedlings; they worked. Now that you posted this note, I may try macadamias again. Me and Charlie Brown running up to the football--always hopeful. Good luck. Keep us posted.

I'm sorry, I don't have any. But I'm just wondering about the laws regarding sending seeds/plants to Hawaii. I know they are fairly strict at customs when entering. I just don't want you to set something up only to have it fall through die to the laws... that would be disappointing :( Kim

hi, i am looking for fresh pistachio seeds. i have purchased some from different sources online but have had no luck getting them to germinate due to them being old. fresh seeds or seedlings for trade would be great if anyone has them. any help finding fresh seeds would also be very much appreciated. thanks, tom

The answer is yes. If you go to Photobucket/ChristianWarlock you can see methods on growing trees in 5 gallon buckets to maturity. I grow everything from seed. I grow Cashew, Citrus, and have Macadamia seed on order. The method is called Sustainable Hydroponics.