How Do You Care For Pomegranate Trees?
Pomegranate trees grow to heights of 20 feet or more at maturity for the full-sized varieties. They produce large, rounded fruit with a leathery green skin that turns red when ripe. The skin is peeled away to reveal the sectional chambers packed with faceted ruby red seeds. People enjoy eating or pressing the seeds for their juice, disposing of the hard center pit. The seeds are prized for their sweet tangy flavor, while the tree is prized for its easy-to-care-for nature. Pomegranate trees grow in temperate locations, where the winters are cool and the summers are hot. The trees tolerate mild frosts without harm, but will begin sustaining significant damage if temperatures fall below about 15 degrees F for sustained periods. Pomegranate trees may survive less-than-ideal conditions such as long cold winters, but will be less likely to bloom and set fruit. Ideal temperatures should stay between the low 30s and the high 90s throughout the year. Locate pomegranate trees in direct full sun
