Sweet Pomegranate
Punica granatum 'Sweet'
Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, with better fruit quality in cool-summer climates. Luscious fruits offer pink juice; fruit appears greenish with a pink blush even when fully ripe. Unsplit ripe fruit stores in cool, dry place for two months or more.
Small, glossy-leafed, ornamental tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring. Very suitable to espalier and container growing. Harvest late summer. Very low chilling requirement, about 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
USDA Zone: 7-10
Grow Height: 12'
Ripening Time: Late Fall
Sun: Full Sun
Pollination: Self-Fertile