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 |
Fresh | Sweet mild fruit | Best if left on tree until October. |
Medovyi Vahsha | Turkmenistan | Sweet | Medium | Pink/Red | Medium | Dark Red | Extremely Soft GALLERY LINK |
Fresh | Sweet mild fruit | Name means honey; good combination: sweet, soft seeded & pink/red |
Myatadzhy | Turkmenistan | Sweet | Medium | Red | Medium | Dark Red | Extremely Soft GALLERY |
Fresh | Sweet mild fruit | Good combination: sweet, soft seeded & red |
Sirenevyi | Turkmenistan | Sweet | Medium to Large | Tan, blushed in Pink | Medium | Dark Red | Soft GALLERY |
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 GALLERY LINK |
Fresh or Juice | Balanced | Named for Parfijia |
Gissarskii |
Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Pink & Yellow | Medium large | Soft GALLERY |
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Myagkosemyannyi Rosovyi |
Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Pink & Yellow | Medium large | Soft GALLERY |
Citrus | |||
Ariana | Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Red | Dark Red | Very Soft GALLERY |
Balanced | |||
Molla Nepes |
Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Red | Dark Red | Very Soft GALLERY |
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Wonderful |
Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Red | Medium | Dark Red | Medium Soft GALLERY |
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 GALLERY |
Fresh or Juice | Fruit | Minimal splitting & excellent holding ability off the tree | |
Ink |
Chico, CA | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Dark Red | Medium | Medium GALLERY |
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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 GALLERY |
Juice | Fruit | Very productive |
Sakerdze |
Georgia | Sweet-tart to Tart | Medium to Large | Dark Red | Medium to Large | Dark Red | Hard GALLERY |
Juice | Fruit | |
Al Sirin Nar |
Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Large | Dark Red | Large | Dark Red | Very Hard GALLERY |
Juice | Citrus/Floral | Very productive from a young age |
Kara Gul |
Turkmenistan | Sweet-tart | Medium to Large | Dark Red | Dark Red | Medium hard GALLERY |
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 GALLERY |
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.