Fandoghi pistachio (round pistachio) is the most demanding Iran pistachio cultivar throughout the world. We in Taher Group proud of the unique quality and customer support that distinct us and encourages our perennial customers to continue working with us and new customers to seek us out.
Fandoghi was first introduced by a pistachio grower known as Mehdi Ohadi in Fath-Abad village located in Rafsanjan in 1941-1951.
Fandoghi cultivation has been increased during the last 40 years and now includes about 60-70% of pistachio orchards in Rafsanjan. So you can find this cultivar in 90% of old orchards in Iran.
Fandoghi cultivar produces attractive nuts that are slightly smaller than other Iranian commercial cultivars and very suitable for export. Ohadi pistachio may be more tolerant to drought in terms of biomass productivity as it performs better than other cultivars. Among Iranian commercial pistachio cultivars, the lowest rate of blank nuts is observed in Fandoghi (2.84%). It is round-shaped with a light yellow to the green kernel, bearing large bunches of green hulled and high splitting nuts. Kale Ghoochi and Fandoghi are two of the most popular cultivars around the world. Fascinating features such as having rounded shape nuts, reasonable price, and small size which make that economic pistachio make Fandoghi the most popular cultivar among the customers of Iranian pistachio. (1)
This variety has medium growth vigor and a spread crown. It grows up to 3 m in height. A comparison between Fandoghi cultivar and Kale ghoochi cultivar trees shows that the apical dominance is stronger for Fandoghi (Ohadi pistachio), resulting in has a higher number of lateral branches. Also, the length of the internodes of the Fandoghi tree is longer and flower buds are smaller compared to Kale ghoochi tree. Meanwhile, it has flower nudes in the shape of elongate conic. (2)
Beginning to bloom in Fandoghi variety is 30 March (medium flowering). Since the flowering stage in Fandoghi begins later than Kale ghoochi, it is not exposed to spring frost. (2)
The maturity date of Fandoghi pistachio nut is on 14 June and the ripening time is on 2 September (medium maturing variety). (2)
International sales comprise all Taheri’s annual pistachio business and we are continually exploring new world markets. Fandoghi pistachio (round pistachio) is the most famous Iranian commercial pistachio cultivar across the world. Many countries including Russia and China are demanding this variety. Our priority is to make sure our customers receive the highest level of customer care through their use of Taher’s raw in bulk Fandoghi pistachios.