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Punica granatum or
Pomegranate |
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Punica granatum
(Pomegranate) |
Origin: Native to south-eastern Europe and
Family: aceae
Light: Full sun / part shade
Height: 4-6'
Blooms: Scarlet flowers, in mid-summer
Fruits: Bunches, delicious, deep red, round, with hard, thin rind
Foliage: Dark green, glossy, smooth, lance-shaped, leathery,
narrow
Soil: Well-drained, loamy
Water: Regular
Uses: Container, specimen, landscaping,hedge
Propagation: Seeds, suckers, cuttings (from mature 1 year old
wood, in Winter)
Comments: Punica granatum or Pomegranate is a frost hardy shrub
that can tolerate down to 10 degrees F. This medium growing tree
is a heavy bearer of reddish-orange edible fruits with hard rind.
The fruits are tastier and juicier when stored longer. There are
many uses for the fruits among which are for making healthy fruit
juices, jellies, cake flavoring, sauces, wine, syrup or used as a lovely
fruit bowl decoration. Punica granatum spreads by suckers and
these can be removed and trnasplanted. It self-pollinates and is
also pollinated by insects. Cut back plant when 2' high to allow
an even number of about 4-5 shoots from all sides to form a
well-balanced plant. Pomegranate is an excellent plant for the
landscaping garden and is very easy to grow..
USDA Hardiness Zones
: 7-10 |
