Punica granatum 'Nana'

 

  Dwarf Pomegranate

  Family: Punicaceae

  Origin: Native SE Europe to SW Asia

Hardiness: Hardy to 10 degrees
Growth: Slow growing to 3 feet by 3 feet
Form: Mound
Leaves: Narrow, light green; deciduous (briefly on coast)
Flowers: Orange, 1.5" flowers in summer
Fruit or Seeds: Red, 1.5" berries in fall
Exposure: Full sun for best bloom to part shade
Water: Deep water every two weeks in summer
Soil: Tolerates alkaline soil
Fertilizer: None
Prune: Little needed beyond cutting back to shape in spring
Problems:

Valued as a compact landscape shrub and for bright yellow autumn foliage. The variety 'Wonderful' is most popular for fruit; it easily grows to 10 feet.

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