Pistacia vera 'Kerman' - female - female variety
Price
63,75 €with VAT
75 €
-15 %
56,92 € without VAT
Availability:
Skladem
Weight:
1.5 kg
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- The Kerman pistachio is the most widespread variety in California's Central Valley, and almost all commercial pistachio production comes from Kerman.
- Kerman is a female variety and requires Peters for cross-pollination. A long hot summer is needed to ripen pistachios. Transplant carefully and do not disturb the roots. Pistachios grow very slowly to about 20-30 feet and are drought tolerant once established.
- Site and Soil: Pistachios like 1/2 day of full sun and well-drained soil without a low water table.
- Description of rootstock: UCB-1
- Pollination requirements: Kerman pistachios require pollinators of the Peters variety for quality pollination.
- Hardiness: Pistachios are frost-resistant up to approx. -20 - -25C
- Time until the beginning of reproduction: 3-5 years
- Adult size: 2.5-5m depending on the method of shaping
- Flowering time: Spring
- Ripening time: Late autumn
- Height of salable plants: up to 1m
- UCB1 rootstock also suitable for cultivation in marginal pistachio growing areas