{"product_id":"pomegranate-punica-granatum","title":"Pomegranate - Punica granatum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePomegranate - Punica granatum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePunica granatum\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the toughest fruiting plants available to Australian gardeners, built for the long dry summers and alkaline soils of the Mediterranean basin and equally at home in Adelaide, the Riverland, inland New South Wales or Perth. It naturally forms a multi-stemmed large shrub with fine glossy foliage, brilliant orange-red flowers through summer and leathery fruit that colours up in autumn. It is chosen over other fruit trees precisely where irrigation is limited, soil is difficult and heat is relentless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Pomegranate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeat and Drought Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants crop through hot dry summers on far less water than any stone fruit or citrus.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers as Well as Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vivid orange-red trumpet flowers are produced over a long summer period and are ornamental in their own right.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles alkaline, stony and moderately saline soils that would defeat most fruit trees.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrainable Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows naturally as a suckering multi-stem shrub but can be reduced to a single or triple trunk for a small tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine leaves turn clear yellow before dropping, extending its ornamental value past harvest.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Climate Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a row it forms a dense, thorny, informal barrier that needs almost no summer water once settled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean Garden Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits naturally with olives, figs, rosemary and gravel mulch in a low water landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Courtyard Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained to a short trunk it makes a manageable small tree for a hot walled space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Windbreak Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Useful on the sunny outer row of a shelter belt where fruit and hardiness both count.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn through winter in warm districts, early spring in colder inland areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extremely adaptable, from sandy loam to clay loam, provided drainage is reasonable; tolerates alkaline soils well\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply every week through the first summer to drive roots down, then reduce to occasional deep soakings during fruit development. Mulch 75mm deep and remove basal suckers annually if a tree form is wanted, since the plant will otherwise revert to a thicket.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun; will grow in part shade but fruits poorly\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iran through to northern India and the Middle East\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange-red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795289735454,"sku":"ND-1432-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795289768222,"sku":"ND-1432-100L","price":1425.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/pomegranate-tree-punica-granatum-bag_be10fb62-f9dd-4d81-b793-7a54041bdd34.jpg?v=1787178511","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/pomegranate-punica-granatum","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}