Pomegranate Tree Sweet

Description
Botanical Name: 
Punica granatum

Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, more widely adapted (better quality in cool-summer climates). Small, glossy-leafed, ornamental tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring. Very suitable to espalier and container growing. Harvest late summer. Unsplit ripe fruit stores in cool, dry place for two months or more. Self-fruitful

Plant Characteristics
Plant Category: 
Fruit & Fruit Trees
Name: 
Sweet Pomegranate
Plant Type: 
Deciduous
Mature Size: 
can grow to 20 or 30 ft., but more typically to 12 to 16 ft. in height and up to 15 ft wide
Water: 
moderate
Exposure:: 
full sun
Spacing: 
10-15 ft
Soil Type: 
Clay; loam; sand; acidic; alkaline; well drained
Planting Time: 
fall, winter, spring