Pomegranate Fruit Trees

Pomegranate Trees or 'Punica granatum'. Pomegranate fruit trees are a deciduous tree to small shrub that have decorative and edible fruit.

New Dwarf pomegranate trees that will grow to only 1-2 m are now available. Perhaps the two best fruit varieties of Pomegranate for sale to the home gardener are Gulosha Rosavaya and Gulosha Azerbaijani, these are less bitter than many others. Pomegranates are one of the oldest cultivated trees.

POMEGRANATE Fruit TREES - GROWING and CARE

Pomegranate Trees are used both for their fruits and as ornamental trees. Different species have different qualities, some pomegranates are very bitter, others are sweet. Pomegranate trees are long lived and will grow to 5-6m depending on conditions.

Growing Pomegranate fruit trees

It is not difficult to grow pomegranates given the right climate. A sunny warm position is best. A deep humus rich loamy soil is best.

Pomegranates will grow from temperate areas through to sub tropical. Frosts can be a problem. In cooler areas pomegranates are semi - deciduous. Pomegranate Trees are really drought tolerant, however like most fruit trees they need adequate water to ensure a good crop of fruit.

Dwarf Pomegranate Fruit Tree Varieties

Dwarf pomegranate (Punica granatum 'Nana') trees have been around for over 200 years, and are now available in Australia, some of these have cultivars these are grafted onto the dwarfing 'nana' rootstock. Remember to ask what type is grafted onto it, look for the sweeter pomegranate varieties such as 'Gulosha Rosavaya' and 'Gulosha Azerbaijani.

Pomegranate Tree Varieties

Remember that different pomegranate(punica) varieties and cultivars have some very different characteristics, like sweetness and final size.

• Achik Dani
• Anar shirin Mohamed Ali
• Bassein Seedless
• Big Red
• Chawla
• Eche
• Elcite
• Ganesh
• Griffiths
• Gulosha Azerbaijani
• Galoshna Rosavaya
• Isseka
• Jalore Seedless
• Jativa
• Johdpur Red
• Jyothi
• Kandahar Kabul
• Kazake
• Nabha
• Veles
• Wonderful