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Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Also known as: pomegranate tree

Drought-tolerant tree with showy orange flowers and jewel-like seeded fruit. Multi-stemmed shrub or trained as single-trunk tree.

Pomegranate

Growing Requirements

SunFull Sun
WaterLow
Soil Type
Soil Drainage
Soil pH
Plant Spacing120–180″
Row Spacing120–180″
Planting Depth
Height72–240″
Spread72–180″
✓ Container Friendly✗ Not Raised Bed Friendly

Planting Schedule

Transplant Outdoors

2–9 weeks after last frost

Days to Harvest

730–1095 days

Zone Suitability

USDA Hardiness Zones

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Zones 711

Can overwinter in appropriate zones

Perennial in zones 711

Most varieties are self-fertile but cross-pollination improves yield. Needs long hot summers for fruit to ripen. Prune suckers to maintain tree form.

Companion Plants

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