Pomegranates are tops,
lots of fruit, little work, little water. The Pomegranate will survive on spit and curses and still give loads of
sweet fruit. Punica granatum Wonderful plants do their best in hot inland valleys. And
the Pomegranates will do well in the
poorest of soils. Give Pomegranates just a
little water and they are a great performer. Pomegranate Wonderful can be trained as a tree or left
as a sprawling shrub. On their own Punica granatum plants will grow up to 20 feet
tall. I prune them to stay under 10 feet so they don't break
themselves down. If left on the dry side they can get quite thorny.
This is great when you plan to use Pomegranates for a security hedge but
not so nice at the time of Winter pruning. The fall
display of fruit and yellow leaves is one of the seasonal bonuses.
Late in the season they should not be watered as this can split the fruit
and cause it to rot quickly. The chill requirements are 150
hours below 40. This is low enough that most coastal locations are
adequately chilled. Punica granatum Wonderful is self fruitful and
doesn't require another
pollinator.
There are other ornamental Pomegranate varieties that have flowers that are double red, double pink and variegated pink as well
as the standard single red. There are also dwarf varieties that can be used as an
accent or as a more colorful boxlike hedge.
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resolution images of
Punica granatum Wonderful are available.
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