Gola
A widely grown, well-established variety performing reliably in hot arid conditions, among the small handful of ber varieties that dominate commercial planting.
Quick facts
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- Bears from year 2–3 (grafted/top-worked)
- Expected yield
- Good, reliable commercial performance
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
About this variety
Gola is one of the small set of named ber varieties — alongside Seb, Umran, Kaithli and Banarasi Karaka — that account for the great majority of commercial ber planting across the hot, arid belt of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. It is consistently cited in horticultural literature comparing ber cultivars as a reliable, well-established performer, and much of India's ber orchard base has historically been built on Gola, Seb and Umran specifically. Growers value it as a dependable, well-understood choice with a long track record rather than a newer, less-proven selection.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Bears from year 2–3 (grafted/top-worked)
Expected yield
Good, reliable commercial performance
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Not separately documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- A long, well-established commercial track record across the core ber belt.
- Reliable performance under hot arid conditions without needing specialised management.
Things to consider
- Not the highest-yielding named variety — Umran is commonly cited well above it in per-tree yield figures.
- Detailed fruit-size and TSS figures less specifically published than for Umran or the Thar-series releases.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Rajasthan
- Haryana
- Punjab