Plant Database

EVERSWEET POMEGRANITE

PUNICA GRANATUM

Family:
Punicaceae
Irrigation:
Can take considerable drought but produces better fruit with regular moisture
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Origin:
IRAN , INDIA
Landscape Value:
n/a
Life History:
Deciduous shrub or tree
Propagation:
Seed in spring, cutting in summer or by removing suckers
Climate/Zone:
Sunset Zones 5 - 24; H1
Ethnobotanical Value:
n/a
Exposure:
Full sun
Blooming Season:
n/a
Edible Part:
Fruits
Fruiting Season:
Fall, harvest when in full color
Care Instructions:
Can be kept prune to 10 feet high and wide. Tolerates a wide variety of soils, growing well in alkaline soils. Resistant to oak root fungus. Ripens very early and bears virtually seedless fruit with transparent red pulp and clear juice. Grows up to 20