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