Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

The Pomegranate is a deciduous tree producing a tasty fruit with sweet seeds. Its name is derived from the Latin word for kernels or seeds. The pomegranates which grow on the island of Grenada make a favourite syrup for cocktails (hence the alternative name Grenadine).

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Erscheinungsbild
The Pomegranate is a deciduous tree producing a tasty fruit with sweet seeds. Its name is derived from the Latin word for kernels or seeds. The pomegranates which grow on the island of Grenada make a favourite syrup for cocktails (hence the alternative name Grenadine).
Blätter
Lanceolate, 3 to 8 cm long, green leaves which are dull red when young. Opposite. Entire. Leaves turn a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
Blatt Oberseite
Lanceolate, 3 to 8 cm long, green leaves which are dull red when young. Opposite. Entire. Leaves turn a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
Blatt Unterseite
Lanceolate, 3 to 8 cm long, green leaves which are dull red when young. Opposite. Entire. Leaves turn a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
Blatt Herbst
Lanceolate, 3 to 8 cm long, green leaves which are dull red when young. Opposite. Entire. Leaves turn a decorative yellow colour in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period: V to IX. Attractive crimson funnel-shaped flowers.
Früchte
Apple-shaped red fruit measuring up to 10 cm in size. Leathery exterior with calyx. Yellowish pulp with numerous seeds in casings. The edible fruit is very juicy and sweet. The seeds are eaten. Ripening time: XII to I.
Rinde
Branches are with or without thorns. Bare. Slightly square.

Anwendung

Open country, open fields, tip afforestation, slope stabilization, soil stabilization, public areas, parks, urban areas, roadside verges, car parks, pedestrian precincts, container plants, private gardens, kitchen gardens, front gardens, verandas, crop plant

Heimatgebiete

Western Asia

Standortparameter

Light: full sun; soil: dry to moist; soil structure: heavy to normal; soil depth: medium to very deep; humus concentration: low to high, pH value: slightly acid to alkaline; nutrient concentration: normal to high; soil: dry to moist.

Ansprüche

Does not tolerate stagnant moisture.

Frosthärte

down to -15 C°

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Height of growth: 2 to 7 m. Slow-growing small tree or shrub, often multi-stem, often crooked.

Blätter

Lanceolate, 3 to 8 cm long, green leaves which are dull red when young. Opposite. Entire. Leaves turn a decorative yellow colour in autumn.

Blüten

Flowering period: V to IX. Attractive crimson funnel-shaped flowers.

Früchte

Apple-shaped red fruit measuring up to 10 cm in size. Leathery exterior with calyx. Yellowish pulp with numerous seeds in casings. The edible fruit is very juicy and sweet. The seeds are eaten. Ripening time: XII to I.

Rinde

Branches are with or without thorns. Bare. Slightly square.