Kale Ghoochi pistachio (Iranian jumbo 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. The soil, water and atmospheric conditions of this region 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 was introduced Kale Ghoochi for the first time in Dehno village located in Rafsanjan.
Kale Ghoochi 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 as well as 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 pistachios. That is our assurance of quality to you.
In Kale Ghuchi alternate bearing severity is medium but it 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, is the most sensitive variety to spring frosts.
Also, it is sensitive to water and nutrients shortage which causing sunburn and dieback. It has a clearer habit growth compared with Fandoghi, with stronger and thicker branches. It fruits on the third year after grafting.
Appearances indicate Kale Ghoochi’s high susceptibility to plant diseases in 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; 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 to be removed before harvest. (1)
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)
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. (1)
The maturity date of Kale Ghouchi cultivar is on 25 June and the ripening time is at the beginning of September. Under Rafsanjan’s condition, the blooming will begin on 1 April and lasts for 13 days. (1)
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)
At the maturation of jumbo pistachios, the color of the hull is red grey. The dried weight is more than Fandoghi pistachio. The average length and width of the dried nut are 20.13, 12.84 mm respectively. The length to width ratio is 1.6 which resulting in having larger nuts compared to Fandoghi variety but still belonging to the spherical (hazelnut shape) 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 food healthy, from the field into every package of Taher Kale Ghoochi pistachios; we watch the details; that’s what makes the difference between us and others.