In Turkey there are approximately 40 million pistachio nut trees growing in dry, rainfed soils. Most of these trees are budded on P. vera, L. seedlings. Since the irrigation of the Harran Plain (Sanliurfa in the GAP region) started in 1996 there are projects to grow pistachio nuts in irrigated lands as in California and Iran. In this case the rootstock problem arises. To solve this problem research on suitable rootstock was started. In this paper 6 P. atlantica, Desf. types selected from Southern, Central and Western Anatolia will be presented. After testing their viability and germination rates, the seeds of the selected P. atlantica, Desf. were first scarified with H2SO4 and then they were sown either directly or after treating with GA3 or after stratification. Growth and development were studied in the seedlings and budding stages were checked by measuring the stem diameters. According to the results obtained, AT-4502 and AT-7001 were found the most suitable material among the other selected ones from the germination and growth rates view points.