Commercial Varieties of Almond

Name of Variety	Salient Features	Recommended Areas
Shalimar	Trees are medium and spreading. Nuts are long, bold, tapering with curved pointed apex. Nut colour is creamy brown to slightly whitish. Soft shelled, mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Mukhdoom	Trees are large and spreading, mid blooming. Nuts are broad at shoulder, bold and slightly curved at apex. Brown coloured nuts, soft shelled, mid to late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Waris	Trees are upright, medium vigour, mid blooming. Nuts are medium, bold, bulged at shoulder with sharply pointed apex. Brown to creamy whitish colour. Soft shelled, mid to late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Non-Pareil	Trees are moderately vigorous, upright to spreading, mid blooming. Nuts are medium, bold, light brown. Thin shelled, early season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Drake	Trees are low vigour, spreading, mid blooming. Nuts are small to medium, bold, roundish with pointed apex. Light creamy whitish brown colour. Semi-soft shelled, mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Ne-Plus Ultra	Trees are vigorous, spreading, mid blooming. Nuts are medium to large, flattened, bold, light brown. Paper shelled, mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Merced	Trees are medium vigour, upright, mid blooming. Nuts are medium, bold, slightly flattened, light brown. Paper shelled, mid to late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Pranyaj	Trees are moderate vigour, spreading, mid blooming. Nuts are medium, brown, flattened to bulged. Kernel medium to large. Papery shelled, mid-season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
Primorskij	Trees are spreading, moderately vigorous, mid to late blooming. Nuts are medium to large, bold, slightly flattened, brown. Kernel medium to large. Soft paper shelled, late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
California Paper Shell	Trees are upright, medium vigour, mid blooming. Nuts are long, light brown. Paper shelled, mid to late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
IXL	Trees are spreading, intermediate vigour, mid bloomer. Nuts are medium, bold, brown. Kernel medium. Soft shelled, mid to late season maturity.	Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand