Kale Ghoochi Pistachio (Iranian jumbo pistachio) is large and tasty!

Kale Ghoochi pistachio _ Iranian pistachio is a large, luxurious, and jumbo cultivar of pistachio. Although the originality of Kaleh Ghochi pistachio goes back to Rafsanjan, in recent years, very good transplants have been made from Kalle Ghouchi pistachio trees in Khorasan province, especially Sabzevar city. This region's soil, water, and atmospheric conditions have led to the production of quality products in terms of taste and size.

In Taher group, we offer you the best quality of this Iranian pistachio variety.

Ali Sharifi introduced Kale Ghoochi pistachio in Dehno village, located in Rafsanjan.

Why do consumers choose Kale Ghoochi?

Kale Ghoochi pistachio is widespread in both Rafsanjan and Kerman. It has the most cultivated land in Iran after Fandoghi. Its high-yield productions and large fruits are the main reasons for its popularity. Kale Ghouchi has very large nuts and a good yield and has attracted some interest in some countries because of its nut size and good split percentage. It is also round-shaped with a light green kernel. When you choose to buy our jumbo pistachios in bulk, you can expect to enjoy the best Iranian pistachio. That is our assurance of quality to you.

Learning more together about Kale Ghoochi trees

In Kale Ghuchi, alternate bearing severity is medium but has a heavy yield potential. A comparison between four major Iranian commercial pistachios regarding the chilling requirements indicates that Kalle-Quchi accumulates a minimum amount of chilling. Generally, it requires about 600 accumulated hours of chilling. Although Kale Ghoochi has outstanding commercial properties, due to early flowering, it is the most sensitive variety to spring frosts.

Also, it is sensitive to water and nutrient shortage which causes sunburn and dieback. It has a clearer habit growth than Fandoghi, with stronger and thicker branches. It fruits in the third year after grafting.

Appearances indicate Kale Ghoochi's high susceptibility to plant diseases, specifically the psyllid and mites of pistachio trees.

Kalleh Ghouchi has the most fruit deformity and early splitting and has the least irregular splitting. This cultivar has medium tree vigor and spreading growth habit.

Kale Ghoochi presents weak apical dominance compared to Fandoghi; the Internodes length is shorter, and Flower buds are spherical and larger than Fandoghi.

Kalle Ghouchi produces excessive vegetative growth on mature trees under Rafsanjan management conditions. It tends to produce many long 'whips' and 'hanger' branches on which a considerable fraction of the fruit is borne. Vigorous vegetative growth results in low-hanging branches that may need removal before harvest. (1)

Stunning stage

Beginning to bloom in Kale Ghuochi is earlier than Fandoghi and seems like the earliest flowering cultivar among four commercial varieties. So it is sometimes exposed to damaging spring frosts. (1)

Delightful leaves

The percentage of simple leaves is more than Ahmad Aghaei, Akbari, or Fandoghi, but three-leaflets are less. It has a flattened egg-shaped terminal leaflet with a darker color than Fandoghi's ones.

Kernel growing and Fruit ripening.

The Kale Ghouchi cultivar's maturity date is 25 June, and the ripening time is at the beginning of September. Under Rafsanjan's condition, the blooming will begin on 1 April and last 13 days.

Nut and cluster specifications

The length of the cluster is shorter than Fandoghi. In other words, it has medium nut clusters with a high percentage of split nuts. (1)

Let's know more about the size of this large nut.

At the maturation of jumbo pistachios, the color of the hull is red-grey. The dried weight is more than the Fandoghi pistachio. The average length and width of the dried nut are 20.13, and 12.84 mm, respectively. The length-to-width ratio is 1.6, resulting in larger nuts than the Fandoghi variety but still belonging to the spherical (hazelnut shape) pistachios.

Some important specifications of the Kale Ghoochi variety

Beginning of flowering: 28 March
Full blooming: 11 April
Length of flowering period: 13 days
Cluster rachis length: 10.4 cm
Cluster rachis diameter: 8.2 mm
Number of primary branches: 9.9
Fruit cluster shape: Medium
Ripening time: Late ripen early September
Alternate bearing intensity: Medium I=0.55
Nut weight (one ounce): 20-22/28.3 g.
Hull splitting: Present
Nut shape: Round (hazelnut shape)
Kernel shape: Ellipsoid
Shell color: White-greyish

Nut opening

Shell splitting position: At the midpoint of the suture
Shell splitting rate: 2.55 mm
Shell top distance to the kernel: 1.93 mm
Kernel color: Dorsal Grey red
Ventral: Yellow-green
Inside: Light green

Marketing characteristics

Trading: Suitable for export
Used as rootstock: In some cases
Nut dropping at maturity: very low
Fat rate: 49.45%
Protein rate: 20.25%
Susceptible to pest: Yes, Aganoscena pistaciae

Taher Group is an international seller of Iranian jumbo pistachios.

Taher Group is an international seller of Iranian jumbo pistachios

Large fruit, high yield, and good split percentage are the main reasons for the popularity of Kale Ghoochi Pistachio (Iranian jumbo pistachio). We take healthy food from the field into every package of Taher Kale Ghoochi pistachios; we watch the details, which makes the difference between us and others.