Pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Family: Punicaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Red. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

refreshing with a sub-acid flavour, they are considered delicious by many people though others do not like the large number of seeds with relatively little fruit pulp. — Juicy and refreshing with a sub-acid flavour, they are considered delicious by many people though others do not like the large number of seeds with relatively little fruit pulp.; The fruit juice can be used in soups, sauces, jellies, ice cream, cakes etc.; The fruit contains about 1.5% protein, 1.6% fat, 16.8% carbohydrate, 0.6% ash.; Annual yields from wild trees in the Himalayas averaged 32kg per tree.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry limestone soils to 2700 metres in the Himalayas. (Zone 8)