Pomegranate
Pomegranate
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Punica granatum
Punica granatum
Pomegranate
Asia
10
–
15 feet
10
–
15 feet
Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Low
Deer Resistant
Flowering
Birds
Hummingbirds
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About This Plant
Sun/part shade. Deciduous, with glossy leaves and good yellow fall color. Big red blooms appear in spring and throughout the warm season, yielding large, edible fruit.
Pomegranate is an old-fashioned garden plant well suited to south-central Texas, eventually growing to a large multitrunked shrub. Spiny branches require careful handling.
Pomegranate tolerates poor soils and is moderately drought tolerant. Dwarf varieties are available.
Maintenance
Prune to remove deadwood and crossing branches; can be trained into a hedge, and orchard, or an ornamental tree, but generally it is grown with 3-5 trunks. Gloves are a good idea as the branches have spiny tips. Pomegranate is a prolific fruit producer, although proper quality requires some oversight.
Features
Plant Type:
Large Shrub
Size:
10-15' H, 10-15' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade
Soil Types:
Clay, Thin, Well drained
Wildlife:
Birds, Hummingbirds
Flower Color:
Orange, Red
Bloom Time:
May, June, July
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
This plant goes well with
Ficus carica
Eriobotrya japonica
Chamaerops humilis
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