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Pomegranate Tree
The Pomegranate tree is an ornamental shrub producing fruit with a hard, leathery deep red or yellow rind. When opened the fruit exposes shimmering translucent kernels. The juicy flesh is tart-sweet and surrounds nutlike seeds that are edible and add a bit of a crunch to the overall texture. Pomegranates store extremely well in a cool dry place and continue to sweeten off the tree. The plant itself is very hardy and highly ornamental, it has large showy flowers and is suitable for use as a feature plant, for hedges and 
container growing, it also makes an attractive and interesting bonsai specimen.
A shrub or small tree to about 4 m, the pomegranate is multi stemmed, spiny and extremely long lived. Plants are usually pruned to form a short but well defined trunk allowing 4 or 5 shoots to develop into a multi branched form. Pomegranate is not fussy about soil condition, in its native environment in Northern India and Iran it is found growing in rocky gravel.
A winner on flavour, even if not the most elegant fruit. Galusha Rosavaya fruit tends to be slightly elongated, pink and angular - but the arils are large and the flavour is exceptional.
A large, deep purple-red fruit. Flesh is deep crimson in colour, juicy and of a delicious vinous flavour. Seeds not very hard. Good for juicing and eating out of hand. Plant is vigorous and productive. Best commercial variety in California.
Large yellow skinned variety of Spanish origin, soft seeds. Not as attractive as the Wonderful but has a pleasant sweet flavour. The red juice surrounding the seed is highly prized for its antioxidant properties.
Purporting to grow fruit to 1.2kg, Ben Hur is a newer variety of Australian bred pomegranate with fruit resembling cricket balls. The arils are juicy, sweet and flavoursome.
PBR royality included.
Unauthorised commercial propagation of this variety is an infringement under the PBR
175mm pot | $27.00 AU | 
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Ugly fruit, but the flavour of the seeds is something else. Gulosha azerbaijani produces medium to large sized, slightly elongated fruit with a pinkish hue, but the internal seeds are deep red, large and very juicy.
175mm pot | $22.75 AU | |
A large, deep purple-red fruit. Flesh is deep crimson in colour, juicy and of a delicious vinous flavour. Seeds not very hard. Good for juicing and eating out of hand. Plant is vigorous and productive. Best commercial variety in California.
Mega Tube | $14.90 AU | In Production |
A winner on flavour, even if not the most elegant fruit. Galusha Rosavaya fruit tends to be slightly elongated, pink and angular - but the arils are large and the flavour is exceptional.
Mega Tube | $12.90 AU | In Production |
Seed imported from a Vietnam cultivar. Fruit large, yellow skin, pinkish flesh very sweet juicy pulp. Not necessarily true to type, but interesting to see how they fruit here.
Comments (1)NEW | 140mm pot | $14.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |
Large yellow skinned variety of Spanish origin, soft seeds. Not as attractive as the Wonderful but has a pleasant sweet flavour. The red juice surrounding the seed is highly prized for its antioxidant properties.
Mega Tube | $12.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 3-7 | High | Partial | Deciduous | February - April |
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Slow to get established in heavy soils. Responds well to pruning and regular high nitrogen feedings after flowering and fruiting are finished. Hand pollination of flowers helps cropping. Keep moist and in grow in full sun. | David White - Newcastle, NSW 04-Feb-2006
Beautiful looking (pink blush) and tasting, very sweet even the pale coloured seeds. A couple of fruit got fruit fly in 2007. Better in every way than Wonderful, which has yellow not red, fruit in this climate, and deep red, but quite tart seeds. | Steve Walkden-brown - Armidale, NSW 10-Jun-2007
Goulosha Azerbeijani is in my opinion the best variety I have come across. Big, very dark red fruit, dark red arils,very juicy and sweet. | Barbara Jakuszewski - West Swan, WA 28-Dec-2007
sensitive to irregular irrigation,wind & the unremitting sun's heat. | Farid A. Riyami - Muscat, OMAN 01-Apr-2008
Pomegranates taste kinda like raspberries, only a little crunchier and bit more bland. | Hugh Jarse - Bumtown, ASTON 07-Oct-2008
I find trimming the tips cause it to spread out otherwise it just grows straight up but this could be my position | Correy - Brisbane, QLD 10-Oct-2008
Apply Rogor once a fortnight if you like to see the fruit! | Sam - Sydney, NSW 23-Dec-2008
Re Sam, Sydney 23-12-08. Rogor?? Seriously bad chemical-thought it was banned, I would not eat that fruit.! | Pegi - Bonogin, QLD 13-Aug-2010
I've got two growing next to a reflective colourbond fence in full afternoon sun. Everything I planted in those spots fried from the heat but the Pomegranates love it. I never spray and get huge crops. | Cyrus - Baulkham Hills, Sydney, NSW 14-Sep-2010
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