Pomegranate
Punica granatum
Fruit Plants & Bushes Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree producing round, leathery fruits filled with jewel-like sweet-tart arils. Extremely drought-tolerant once established and long-lived.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 weeks
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Humidity
Low to moderate (30-50%)
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Temperature
15-35°C
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Soil
Adaptable but prefers well-draining, loamy soil (pH 5.5-7.0); tolerates alkaline soil
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Fertilizer
Balanced NPK in early spring; extra potassium during fruiting
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
अनार
BN
Bengali
ডালিম গাছ
MR
Marathi
अनार
TE
Telugu
దానిమ్మ
TA
Tamil
மாதுளை மரம்
GU
Gujarati
અનાર
UR
Urdu
انار
KN
Kannada
ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ
OR
Odia
ଡାଲିମା
ML
Malayalam
മാതളിക്ക മരം
PA
Punjabi
ਅੰਬ
AS
Assamese
ডালিম
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Iran and northern India
- 📏 Max height
- 3-6 meters (10-20 feet)
- 📐 Spread
- 180-300 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Orange, Red
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Roots, bark, and rind contain alkaloids — may cause stomach upset. Arils (seeds with juice) are safe and highly nutritious. Mild toxicity to pets.
- 🌱 Propagation
- Hardwood cuttings in winter; seed (variable); air-layering
🛡️ Health & Safety
⚠️ Not pet safe
☠️ Toxic
Roots, bark, and rind contain alkaloids — may cause stomach upset. Arils (seeds with juice) are safe and highly nutritious. Mild toxicity to pets.
Common issues
- Alternaria fruit rot
- Aphid infestations
- Whitefly
- Leaf spot fungi
💡 Care tips
- Extremely drought-tolerant once established in the ground
- Grows as a shrub or small tree up to 12 feet tall
- Prune in late winter to remove suckers and dead wood
- Beautiful orange-red flowers precede the fruit in summer
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