This is the widely cultivated pomegranate.  It is a deciduous shrub or small tree to 20 feet.  The narrow leaves are a bronze color when young and eventually mature a glossy, bright green.  It has been cultivated for its juicy, edible, red-purple fruit pulp since ancient times.  These fruit are up to 5 inches in diameter and are borne in summer and autumn.  The plant is also grown as an ornamental for its attractive, orange-red, crinkled flowers.  They need full sun for optimum performance although they may be grown in some shade.  They are quite tolerant of heat and will survive well in alkaline soils that would kill most plants.  It is a native of southeastern Europe and southern Asia that is hardy in zones 7-10.

CALIFORNIA SUNSET - A dense growing, ornamental cultivar to 8 feet with double coral-red flowers having a yellowish-white border on each petal.  Also sold as MADAME LEGRELLE.

1-gallon @ $25.00

CHICO (dwarf carnation flowered pomegranate) - This clone makes a compact bush with many double, orange-red flowers over a long season.  It bears no fruit but is an excellent ornamental for use under windows, in containers or as an edging.

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CLOUD - This is a release from the University of California - Davis pomegranate collection.  It bears medium to large fruit that are pale pink on the outside with a golden yellow blush.  The flesh is a glistening, very pale, whitish salmon pink and has a  mild, sweet taste.

1-gallon @ $25.00

CRANBERRY - This is another UC - Davis release.  This one bears a heavy crop of large, red fruit.  These fruit yield a sour, rich red juice.

1-gallon @ $30.00

DWARF:  Please see NANA below.

ELF - Another UC - Davis release.  This dwarf clone bears small to medium size fruit having a yellow-green skin.  Inside there is a sweet, rich light pink juice having a very good taste.  This one is heavy bearing and a great choice for small spaces or container culture.

1-gallon @ $25.00

EVE - A very good clone with good growth habits and fine fruit.

1-gallon @ $25.00

EVERSWEET - This cultivar bears large fruit of excellent taste having a sweet, light pink-red flesh.

1-gallon @ $30.00

FLAVESCENS (yellow pomegranate) - This ornamental clone has single, yellow flowers.

1-gallon @ $25.00

GRANADA - A large and showy pomegranate with red skin and delicious, red flesh.  It usually produces its heavy crop in mid-summer.  This is the hardiest fruiting pomegranate available.

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MADAME LEGRELLE:  Please see CALIFORNIA SUNSET above.

MAE - Another UC - Davis release.  This heavy bearing clone was rated tops in taste.  It bears medium to large fruit having a sweet, tangy, red flesh and yielding a sweet-sour, rich red juice.

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NANA (dwarf pomegranate) - This compact, dwarf shrub matures at about 6 feet and makes a fine, low hedge or an excellent pot plant.  It produces its single, vivid red-orange flowers even when very small.  These are followed by 2 inch, ornamental, orange-red fruit.  This cultivar is almost evergreen in mild climates and makes an excellent subject for bonsai.

1-gallon @ $35.00

NOCHI SHIBARI - A densely branched cultivar to 8 feet with arching branches that produces showy, dark red, carnation like, double flowers all summer long.  This Japanese clone makes a great specimen plant or shrub border.

1-gallon @ $25.00

R7 - This UC - Davis release bears large, dark red fruit of intense flavor being both tart and sweet at the same time.

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R29 - This UC - Davis release is probably the cultivar 'Ink'.  It is a dwarf grower bearing small fruit of the darkest color both inside and out.  The flesh has a complex flavor and the juice is tart.

1-gallon @ $25.00

SCARLET DEVIL - This charming, dwarf pomegranate to 4 feet is excellent as a tub plant or landscape specimen.  It makes many beautiful, large, single, scarlet flowers during the summer and small, deep yellow, rounded fruit in the fall.

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SWEET - A clone which bears large, white fruit with a pink blush and very sweet, pale pink flesh.  These fruit are generally produced in mid-summer after the white flowers.

1-gallon @ $25.00

WONDERFUL - This is the most popular cultivar for commercial production and also makes a great ornamental.  The plant gets about 10 feet tall and has a fountain like shape when allowed to grow naturally.  It has large, showy, double, orange-red flowers to 3 inches and very large, pale green-yellow fruit that are suffused with red.  These delicious fruit ripen in late summer or early fall.

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