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AMBROSIA POMEGRANATE
Price: $ 19.95
Fantastically huge fruits, up to three times the size of Wonderful. Pale pink skin, sweet-tart juice, similar to Wonderful. Long-lived pomegranate. Any soil. Inland or coastal. 150 hours. Self-fruitful.

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ANGEL REDŽ POMEGRANATE
Price: $ 22.95
Bright red fruit produced nearly a month ahead of Wonderful. Early to market. Excellent flavor. Yields high volumes of anti-oxidant juice and lower than normal waste pulp. Ripens late August to early September. (Patent #16578) 100 - 200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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ANGEL RED TREE FORM
Price: $ 30.95
Same Angel Red fruit, but comes trained to single trunk form.

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AUSTIN
Price: $ 19.95
Large fruit, 1 lb. or more. Pink skin with red blush. Red to dark red arils, constrasting with the skin color. Sweet juice with a hint of tartness, superior to most sweet varieties. High juice content, about 1.5 times as much as Wonderful. Ripens in early October. Cold hardy to USDA zone 7b/8a.

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DESERTNYI
Price: $ 19.95
Desertnyi is a special selection from the Turkmenistan collection of world famous pomegranate hybridist Gregory Levin. Desertnyi translates to English as "dessert" and it is a real dessert treat. With a light orange rind and dark red arils, the contrasted look is like very few other varieties. The fruit has an excellent sweet-tart balance with lots of citrus overtones. As Desertnyi matures, an almost orange juice flavor is evident and it never loses its great firm texture with very soft edible seeds.

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EARLY WONDERFUL
Price: $ 19.95
Large with deep red skin. Flesh deep crimson, very juicy and sweet. Late blooming. Self-fruitful. Ripens in early September. 100 hours.

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EVERSWEET
Price: $ 19.95
Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit. Red-skinned pomegranate, with clear, non-staining juice and sweet, juicy pulp. Coast or inland. Grows 8-10 feet as an arching shrub or can be trained as tree or espalier. Has large, showy, orange-red flowers and long blooming season with extended crops. Ripens August through October. 150 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5418

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GARNET SASH
Price: $ 19.95
Garnet Sash is a somewhat smaller plant than most. It is extremely precocious, known to produce flowers and fruit the first year. The fruit is small to medium sized with a yellow skin blushed pinkish red. The large sweet-tart seeds are very flavorful. Excellent source of antioxidants. Ripens in late September to early October. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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GRANADA
Price: $ 19.95
Bud mutation of Wonderful pomegranate. Resembles Wonderful with deeper red blossoms, regular bearing fruit, and ripens one month earlier. Fruit is a darker color and less tart. Ripens in August. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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KASHMIR BLEND
Price: $ 19.95
Medium sized pomegranate with light pink-red exterior. Ruby red seeds have intense flavor with no overbearing acidic taste. Plant has a slightly spreading growth habit and can also be grown as a tree. Eat fresh or use in cooking. Ripens in October. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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PINK SATIN
Price: $ 19.95
Medium to large size, pink to dark red fruit with light pink edible seeds. Wonderful refreshing light-colored juice is non-staining, with a sweet, fruit-punch flavor. Plant is vigorous and can be grown as a shrub or tree and kept any height by summer pruning. Eat fresh, juice or use in salads. Ripens in October. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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RED SILK
Price: $ 19.95
This pomegranate is naturally semi-dwarf with a slightly spreading growth habit. Red Silk sets large crops of medium to large size fruit with a brilliant red silky exterior. The firm seeds have a sweet berry flavor and a great acid/sugar balance. Eat fresh or use in cooking. Ripens in October. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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SHARP VELVET
Price: $ 19.95
Sharp Velvet is a large sized pomegranate with a very appealing, mildly acidic refreshing flavor. Fruit has a dark red exterior and dark seeds, the color of crushed red velvet. This upright growing plant sets huge crops of highly ornamental fruit and can be kept any height with summer pruning. Ripens in October. 150-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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SWEET
Price: $ 19.95
Large greenish pink pomegranate with light pink flesh; very sweet and juicy when ripe. Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, more widely adapted (better quality in cool summer climates). Bears heavily, even when young. Unsplit ripe fruit stores in cool, dry place for two months or more. Ornamental, orange-red flowers in spring. Small tree grows to 12 ft.; very suitable for espalier and container growing. Ripens early Sept., before Wonderful. Low chill--approximately 1-200 hrs. Self-fruitful.

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UTAH SWEET
Price: $ 19.95
Very sweet, good quality fruit. Pink skin and pulp. Seeds notably softer than those of Wonderful. Non-staining juice. Attractive pinkish-orange flowers. 100 hours.

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WHITE
Price: $ 19.95
Large pink pomegranate with white transparent flesh. Fruit is very sweet and juicy when ripe, non-staining. Bush grows to 12 ft. with orange-red flowers. Ripens in early September. 150 - 200 hours. Self-fruitful.

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WONDERFUL
Price: $ 19.95
Large, purple-red pomegranate with delicious, tangy flavor; best in hot climates. Gaudy red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage. Long-lived, any soil; drought tolerant once established. Ripens in fall. 150 hours. Self-fruitful

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Pomegranate Roads - A Soviet Botanist's Exile from Eden
Price: $ 18.00
A book for the pomegranate enthusiast. A memoir and fascinating look at the wild pomegranate.

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Pomegranates

POMEGRANATES

Pomegranates are believed to have originated in Iran. They enjoy great popularity in the Middle East, South America and Mediterranean countries including Spain and Italy The name comes from the Latin meaning apple of many seeds.Because of the profusion of seeds, ancient people connected it with rites of procreation and abundance. Pomegranates are finally finding a following in the U.S., primarily because of their health benefits - they contain large amounts of potassium, Vitamin C, calcium and iron. The fruit is a high source of fiber without cholesterol. Pomegranates contain antioxidants and have sugars that are safe for diabetics. The juice is proven to inhibit the body’s uptake of LDL (bad cholesterol).

There are many varieties grown in the world, but Wonderful has been the prominent variety for California growers. We have eleven pomegranates to offer for your home orchard. Last year the newest varieties were in very short supply. This year we were able to obtain larger quantities, but we will certainly fall short of the demand. If the variety you want is sold out, we can reserve the item for next year.

Pomegranates can be grown successfully only in Zones 7 to 10 as they cannot tolerate extreme cold. They need lots of heat to ripen as well, so if your area is marginal regarding high summer temperatures, locate the plants against a west or south wall. The plants make good container subjects and can then be more easily protected from harsh winter weather in cold climates. The flowers and fruits are very showy. When your bare root plant begins to leaf out in the spring, it’s important not to let it dry out; as the plant becomes established it will need less water. Pomegranates are quite drought resistant but produce best with regular irrigation. Their natural growth pattern is shrub-like. One pruning method consists of forming a single trunk. Prune out all inside branches lower than 2 feet for the first three or four years. Keep the plant open inside to allow the sunlight to penetrate. It is also possible to train the plant into a standard tree form. All the varieties are self-fruitful and are grown on their own roots.

Grenadine syrup which is made from pomegranate juice and sugar has long been used in mixed drinks; however its current commercial form no longer contains pomegranate juice! You can make your own rather easily by mashing together 2 cups of seeds and 2 cups of sugar, letting them sit for 12 to 24 hours. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Then simmer for about 2 minutes. You can add this liquid to drinks or fruit salads and sauces.

Pomegranate juice can be used to marinate lamb, pork or poultry. The seeds which are surrounded by a fleshy pulp are delicious added to salads, soups, poultry stuffings or scattered over a fruit compote. The fruit lasts for several months stored in the refrigerator or freezer.