Pomegranate - Punica granatum - Edible Fruit - Tree or Shrub - 5 Seed Pack

Punica granatum Seeds

Pomegranate

The pomegranate, Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall. The pomegranate is native to the Iranian Plateau and the Himalayas in north Pakistan and Northern India. Punica granatum is grown as a fruit crop plant, and as ornamental trees and shrubs in parks and gardens. Mature specimens can develop sculptural twisted bark multi-trunks and a distinctive overall form. Pomegranates are drought-tolerant, and can be grown in dry areas with either a Mediterranean winter rainfall climate or in summer rainfall climates. Pomegranates are used extensively in medicine and cooking and it also has many health benefits.