Botanical Name: Common Names:
Punica granatum Elche Pomegranate,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Trees Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like
Description:
A fast-growing and highly productive pomegranate tree with large, deep red fruit. Good for juicing and eating. Neat, small, rounded, bushy tree, of Mediterranean origin growing to 4-5m tall x 4m wide. It is valued for being one of the most decorative, edible fruit trees and does well in pots.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Wind Break, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Fruit Fly, Powdery Mildew
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Lythraceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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