Daily
Water Requirement
Red
Flower Color
Spring
Flowering Season
Large
Size
Medium
Maintenance
Outdoor
Use
Outdoor Sun
Sunlight Requirement
Yes
With Pots
Punica
Genus
Punica granatum
Family
Lythraceae
Origin
Iran & North India
Description
Pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree. Pomegranate fruit is very high in potassium, vitamin C, and antioxidants. Apart from its demand for fresh fruits and juice, the processed products like wine and candy are also gaining importance in world trade. Bhagva/Sindhuri variety of Pomegranate is a highly productive variety with large fruit size of distinct deep Saffron colour. Its arils are of deep red colour.
Environment
Pomegranate required cool winters and hot dry summers. Pomegranate grows well under semi-arid conditions. The tree requires hot and dry climate during fruit development and ripening.
Salient Features
- Fruit size large- 250 gms to 400 gms
- Excellent keeping quality.
- Fruit harvesting will be after 2 years of planting
- Tissue cultured plants are very healthy & resistant to desease
- Super Sindhuri variety has bigger fruits than Sindhuri
Nutrition facts
- 100-g serving of pomegranate seeds provides 12% of the Daily Value (DV) for vitamin C, 1
- 6% DV for vitamin K and 10% DV for folate,
- Pomegranate seeds are a rich source of dietary fiber (20% DV) which is entirely contained in the edible seeds.
- Pomegranate seed oil contains punicic acid (65.3%), palmitic acid (4.8%), stearic acid (2.3%), oleic acid (6.3%), and linoleic acid (6.6%)
Landscape Use
Good for a Garden, Farm & Bonsai
