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Description

Bloom Color: Orange, Red. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Punica granatum is a deciduous Tree growing to 5 m by 8 m at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite .
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Cultivation

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Foundation, Hedge, Massing, Superior hedge. An easily grown plant, it prefers a well-drained fertile soil and succeeds in a hot dry position. Requires a sheltered sunny position. Not very hardy in Britain, the pomegranate tolerates temperatures down to about -11°c, but it is best grown on a south facing wall even in the south of the country because it requires higher summer temperatures than are normally experienced in this country in order to ripen its fruit and its wood. The wood is also liable to be cut back by winter frosts when it is grown away from the protection of a wall. Trees do not grow so well in the damper western part of Britain. Most plants of this species grown in Britain are of the dwarf cultivar 'Nana'. This is hardier than the type but its fruit is not such good quality. This sub-species fruited on an east-facing wall at Kew in the hot summer of 1989. The pomegranate is often cultivated in warm temperate zones for its edible fruit, there are many named varieties. In Britain fruits are only produced after very hot summers. Plants often sucker freely. Flowers are produced on the tips of the current years growth. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus. Special Features:Not North American native, Attractive flowers or blooms.

HabitatsDry limestone soils to 2700 metres in the Himalayas.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsHedge
HabitatsSouth Wall. By.
HabitatsWoodland Garden Sunny Edge
HabitatsHedge
HabitatsSouth Wall. By.

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