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Summary

Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

About this tree: Cultivated for its attractive flowers

Tolerates heat and alkaline soils

Grows to 20 feet tall

Hardiness zone 7

Identification Tips:

  • Leaves: Simple; blades 1 to 3 1/2 inches long; oval to elliptical to

lanceolate; margin entire; surface bright green

  • Fruit: Berry 2 to 4 inches in diameter; thick, leathery, reddish yellow rind; juicy pulp
  • Flower: Showy; red to orange; 5 to 7 petals
  • Bark: Gray to brown on older limbs

Copyright status

This image is public domain because it was first published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Source

http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/publications/woodypocketguide.pdf

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current02:40, 24 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 02:40, 24 April 2007339 × 252 (31 KB)AshcraftPomegranate (''Punica granatum'') About this tree: Cultivated for its attractive flowers Tolerates heat and alkaline soils Grows to 20 feet tall Hardiness zone 7 Identification Tips: * '''Leaves:''' Simple; blades 1 to 3 1/2 inches long; oval to elli

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