‘Kazake’ is also called 'Russian 30', 'DPUN 73', 'UF 18', 'Kazakhe', 'Kazaki', 'Kazake-anor', PI 483114)
'Kazake' is said to have originally been from 'Uzbekistan', 'Kazake' is said to be a relative of Surh.
This cultivar was test grown in Russia at the 'Kara-Kala Turkmenistan Experimental Station', that 'Experimental Station' collected a cutting of 'Kazake' for their experiments on 'May 11th 1976', that cutting was collected from somewhere in the 'Former, Soviet Union', most likely from a farmers field 'since it was a cultivated cultivar at the time'.
That 'Experimental Station' donated cuttings of 'Kazake' which were imported to the USA 'by the USDA' on January 1982. Every cultivar that the 'Experimental Station' helped to import to the USA was labeled as a Russian pomegranate, regardless of their original origin. A few Months after the cuttings of 'Kazake' were imported to the USA a 'Turkmenistian' government officially took full control of 'Turkmenistian', this event took place about 8 years after 'Turkmenistian' gained it's independence from Russia.
It's cold hardy, down to at least -17.78 Celsius '0 degrees Fahrenheit', most likely more cold hardy than that, said to be more cold hardy than Salavatski. When big enough this cultivar can survive late frosts.
This cultivar produces fruits with a yellow-green skin.
It's fruit are large, 300-400 grams. The crimson-red arils provide a somewhat transparent light crimson-red juice. It's juice and flesh have a very good sweet-sour-acid balance, has a very good sweet taste with little acidity, it's juice is of high quality. 20% sugar verses 1.85% acidity. It's large seeds are hard, and they contain an excellent pomegranate seed oil. It's fruit is resistant to cracking. Fruit starts to mature late September or the first half of October. This cultivar is great in climates with short summers. This cultivar is very productive, up to 45% of the flowers turn in to fruit. It's fruit stores for a long time in cold storage.
This cultivar flowers 'May/June'.
This cultivar has been grown in Georgia since the 70's.
