Loading...
Koumtsidis Plant Nurseries

POMEGRANATE

Pomegranate varieties for table use and for juice industry

Hermione and Wonderful are the most planted varieties in Greece

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Punica
Species: P. granatum

P. granatum is grown for its fruit crop, and as ornamental trees and shrubs in parks and gardens. Mature specimens can develop sculptural twisted-bark multiple 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. In wetter areas, they can be prone to root decay from fungal diseases. They can be tolerant of moderate frost, down to about −12 °C

This site uses cookies to distinguish visitors. To accept the use of cookies, please select