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Pomegranate Cultivar Table

Characteristics of some of the popular pomegranate cultivars (varieties) grown in California

Cultivar
Origin
Sweet to Sweet-tart 
Fruit Size
Rind Color
Aril Size 
Aril Color
Seed Type & *PHOTO GALLERY
Potential Market
Flavor
 Notes
Sin Pepe Chico, CA Sweet Medium Speckled Pink Medium

Light Pink to Rose

Extremely soft
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Fresh Sweet mild fruit Best if left on tree until October.
Medovyi Vahsha Turkmenistan Sweet Medium Pink/Red Medium Dark Red Extremely Soft
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Fresh Sweet mild fruit Name means honey; good combination: sweet, soft seeded & pink/red
Myatadzhy Turkmenistan Sweet Medium Red Medium Dark Red Extremely Soft
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Fresh Sweet mild fruit Good combination: sweet, soft seeded & red
Sirenevyi Turkmenistan Sweet Medium to Large Tan, blushed in Pink Medium Dark Red Soft
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Fresh Complex Late variety: best in flavor/color in early November
Parfianka 
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Red Medium large Dark Red Very Soft
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Fresh or Juice Balanced Named for Parfijia
Gissarskii
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Pink & Yellow Medium large   Soft
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Myagkosemyannyi Rosovyi
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Pink & Yellow Medium large   Soft
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  Citrus  
Ariana Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Red   Dark Red Very Soft
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  Balanced  
Molla Nepes 
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Red   Dark Red Very Soft
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Wonderful 
  Sweet-tart Medium to Large Red Medium Dark Red Medium Soft
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Fresh or Juice Wine-like Astringent, California industry standard variety
Purple Heart   Sweet to Sweet-tart Medium to Large Red Medium large Dark Red Medium Soft to Medium
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Fresh or Juice Fruit Minimal splitting & excellent holding ability off the tree
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Chico, CA Sweet-tart Medium to Large Dark Red Medium   Medium
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Kara Bala Miursal 
Azerbaijan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Speckled Pink/Red Medium large Red Medium Fresh or Juice Jam-like Seeds 'pop' when you chew them; hard seed so probably better for juice
Nikitski Ranni
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Large Red Medium to Large Red Hard
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Juice Fruit Very productive
Sakerdze 
Georgia Sweet-tart to Tart Medium to Large Dark Red Medium to Large Dark Red Hard
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Juice Fruit  
Al Sirin Nar 
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Large Dark Red Large Dark Red Very Hard
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Juice Citrus/Floral Very productive from a young age
Kara Gul 
Turkmenistan Sweet-tart Medium to Large Dark Red   Dark Red Medium hard
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    Darkest variety in USDA collection; name means dark red/black flower
Daru Himalayas Tart Small Yellow/Green w/ Red overlay Small Dark Red to Pinkish White       Used for making the spice 'Anardana'
Haku Botan Japan Extremely Tart Medium to Large Yellow Medium Clear to Yellow Hard
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Juice Lemon-like Tastes better after stored under refrigeration; primarily grown for ornamental double white flower

 *Follow GALLERY to a photo gallery within the 'Flower, Fruit & Cultivar Galleries' for a series of photos for each cultivar.