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AmeriZao® Banzao
AmeriZao® Banzao: Recent importation from China. Originally from Shanxi Province, China. It is one of the dominant cultivars there. High in sugar content, medium in size, mid-season.
Don Polenski
Don Polenski: similar to Lang, and possibly the same as Lang. Excellent drying cultivar.
Globe
Globe: Large round fruit as its name implies. Good for drying, not suitable for fresh eating, late season cultivar. Fruit may drop before fully mature. Upright growing habit.
AmeriZao® Huizao
AmeriZao® Huizao: Recent importation from China. One of the two dominant drying cultivars in Xinjinag area. Medium size, oblong shaped. Excellent drying quality in China. Limited information in the U.S. Leafing out late.
AmeriZao® Hupingzao (Jinchang #1)
AmeriZao® Hupingzao (Jinchang #1): Recent importation from China. Big fruit, oblong in shape, not uniform in size. Mid-season cultivar. Good for drying, Young trees were not productive at Alcalde, NM.
AmeriZao® Jixin
AmeriZao® Jixin: Recent importation from China. Shiny, chicken heart shaped fruit as its name in Chinese. Excellent drying quality. Young trees not productive at Alcalde, NM.
AmeriZao® Junzao
AmeriZao® Junzao: Recent importation from China. Similar pear-shaped fruit as Lang. Excellent drying cultivar. A dominant cultivar in Shanxi Province in China. The number one cultivar in Xinjiang area-the newest growing area for premium quality fruit used for drying.
Lang
Lang: Imported by Frank Meyer in 1908. Large, pear-shaped fruit, early to mid-season. One of the best drying cultivars. Best quality when fully ripe or can be left to dry on the tree. Fruit may split if there is rain as fruits mature. Mature trees are upright and almost thornless.
AmeriZao® Xiang
AmeriZao® Xiang: Recent importation from China. A late maturing drying cultivar, not suitable for fresh eating. Ovate shaped with a bigger stem end, size not uniform. A marginal cultivar at Alcalde, NM.
AmeriZao® Xingguang
AmeriZao® Xingguang: Recent importation from China. A witch's broom disease resistant selection from Junzao. Column shaped or pear shaped fruit as Lang. Good drying cultivar.
AmeriZao® Youzao
AmeriZao® Youzao: Medium in size, oblong shaped, uniform in size. A very late drying cultivar, high in vitamin C content. Too late for Alcalde area.
AmeriZao® Yuanling
AmeriZao® Yuanling: Recent importation from China. Dominant drying cultivar in the Southwestern Shandong Province in China. Oval shaped, not uniform in size. Excellent drying cultivar, good for processing, not suitable for fresh eating.
