Is the flowering pomegranate evergreen or deciduous? A detailed guide to its growth habits

Flowering pomegranate, also known as four-season pomegranate and monthly pomegranate, is an ancient pomegranate variety, cultivated throughout the Yellow River basin and areas to its south in China. So is the flowering pomegranate evergreen or deciduous?

1. Is the flowering pomegranate evergreen or deciduous?

The flowering pomegranate is a deciduous shrub or small tree, and in the tropics it is an evergreen tree. It usually blooms in May and sets fruit in autumn, making it a plant grown for both its flowers and its fruit. At present it is mostly planted as a specimen or in groups in courtyard green spaces, or in rows along paths and beside streams.

2. What is the difference between the flowering pomegranate and the fruiting pomegranate?

1. The flowering pomegranate and the fruiting pomegranate have different introductions

Flowering pomegranate: the sapling belongs to the deciduous small tree group; it is also known as monthly pomegranate and peony flowering pomegranate, and is a variety of pomegranate and a very precious tree species; its tree is not very tall, generally about 1-3 m, and can reach a maximum height of 4 m.

Fruiting pomegranate: the sapling belongs to the deciduous shrub and tree group; it is also what we usually call the pomegranate tree, with a height of up to 5-7 m, generally 3-4 m, and there are also dwarf fruiting pomegranates only about one meter tall.

2. The flowering pomegranate and the fruiting pomegranate differ in flowering and fruiting periods

Flowering pomegranate: the flowering period is from May to October, and the flowers come in many colors, including light red, deep red, agate, yellow, white and red-and-white; the flowers are mostly double-petaled, the flowering period is long, and it produces very few fruits, so it belongs to the flower-viewing type.

Fruiting pomegranate: the flowering period is from May to June and the fruiting period from September to October; the flowers are mostly single-petaled and mostly red, though there are also white and yellow, pink and agate colors; the flowering period is relatively short; it bears a great many fruits, which are bright red, light red or white, very juicy, sweet and sour, and highly nutritious.

3. The flowering pomegranate and the fruiting pomegranate have different uses

Flowering pomegranate: it belongs to the flower-viewing tree group; its flowers are brilliantly colored and its blooming cycle is very long, lasting until October, and its fruits are small, so it is grown mainly for ornament; it is planted fairly often in gardens, and the tree lives relatively long; flowering pomegranates planted in the ground have high ornamental value in scenic areas; they can also be made into small potted plants, which look very attractive placed on windowsills and balconies and also purify the air; large potted plants can be placed in fairly large public venues, so the current market prospects are very good.

Uses of the fruiting pomegranate: the fruiting pomegranate belongs to the fruit-viewing tree group; its flowering period is rather short, but its fruits are another sight altogether; each of its fruits is plump and the seeds are especially full of juice, with extremely high nutritional value; it is often used as a festive fruit, especially during the two major holidays of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, when many people like to choose it as an auspicious gift for relatives and friends; its medicinal value is also extensive, as the fruit is rich in vitamin C, containing more than twice as much as apples and pears, its rind can be used as medicine, its flowers can stop bleeding after being dried in the sun, and washing the eyes with water in which dried flowers have been soaked also helps improve eyesight.