Types of Pistachios

" Kerman" 
Pistachio nut of great size and good quality. Selected in Iran, it was introduced in the U.S.A. and it is also cultivated in Spain (in Castilla-La Mancha) where the fruit ripens during the first fortnight of September. 

" Peter" 
It is used as a male cultivar with Kerman it has a good polen production and they partly coincide during the flowering period. Selected in California. 

" Uzun" 
Pistachio nut of average size, long and clear green. It is cultivated in Turkey. 

" Kirmizi ‘
Pistachio nut of average size and reddish colour. Along with the cultivar Uzum, it is the most cultivated variety in Turkey. 

" Abiad miwahi ‘
Pistachio nut of average size, white colour and excellent quality. Cultivated in Turkey. 

" Achouri ‘ 
Pistachio nut of average size, red colour, excellent quality and very productive. Cultivated in Syria. 

" Batouri ‘
Thick fruit of whitish colour and good quality. Important cultivar in Syria. 

" Sefideh-Montaz" and " Imperiale de Dameghan" 
The fruit of these varieties is round, thick and yellowish. Very appreciated in Iran. 

" Kouchka ‘
Quite thick pistachio, cream white colour and good quality. 

" Mateur" 
Long fruit, average size, yellow greenish colour and good taste quality. It was selected in Tunis and it gives good results in Spain. In Castilla-La Mancha it ripens at the end of August. 

" Larnaka ‘
Average size pistachio, less long than ‘Mateur ". Original from Cyprus. It is cultivated in Greece and in Spain, giving good results. 

" Aegina ‘
Medium size fruit, long and similar to " Mateur ". It comes from Greece and it also gives good results in Spain.