Pomegranate Trees

If you’re not convinced pomegranates are a taste sensation, you haven’t been to a supermarket lately. They’re making their way into all kinds of products made by many major food brands. This so-called superfood is thought to be one of the most nutritious fruits you can eat. It’s high in vitamin C and potassium, a good source of fiber and loaded with polyphenols. Let Burchell Nursery help you get into this growing market for pomegranates. After all, this fruit has for centuries symbolized hope and prosperity.

Pomegranate Ripening Chart
Close-up of two ripe red pomegranates on a pomegranate tree among green leaves.
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Burchell Nursery provides its customers with the utmost planting flexibility by offering most varieties as Ready Start® Potted Trees. Please consult with your field reps for Healthy Start Trees’ current availability and pricing.

Pomegranate Varieties

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    Desertnyi

    Another unique selection of the great Pomegranate hybridist Gregory Levin. Fruit is Medium to large, light pinkish yellow skin, that can crack early. The arils are large pink and full of sweet-sour juice with an intense flavor. The seeds are soft and almost unnoticeable. Does not require high heat to reach peek quality making it a great selection for the coast or in more marginal areas like zones 7 and 8. A highly recommended backyard selection.

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    Early Wonderful

    Similar to Wonderful, extra large, red flesh and sharp flavor. It harvests a few weeks before Wonderful, in the Fall.

    Ripens in Fall

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    Early Foothill

    A recent introduction with large, purple-red fruit similar to Wonderful, but harvesting 1–2 weeks earlier. It has delicious, tangy flavor. The best quality in hot inland climate.

    Ripens 1–2 weeks earlier than Wonderful

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    Gissarskii Rozovyi

    Another of the special selections from the Collection of Gregory Levin held at the Germplasm repository at UC Davis’s Wolfskill Farm. A large pale pink fruit with a wonderful balance of acid to sugar, This smooth sweet flavor with just the right amount of tartness makes the Gissarki Rozovyi one of the favorites for back yard growers. Pink over light green to yellow skin with large pink arils that are packed full of juice with a soft edible seed. A real late summer treat for those who blend their own juices. Toms Red makes a perfect companion to a number of other popular blending Pomegranates varieties. Long hang time of over a month while the quality just keeps improving. This might be one of the latest varieties you will harvest. Is prone to cracking

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    Parfianka

    The Parfianka has taken the place of Wonderful as the most desirable home garden variety. The fruit is large and beautiful bright red. Parfianka consistently places #1 in pomegranate taste tests. The fruit is sweet with just the right amount of acidity.

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    Pink Satin

    Pink Satin produces medium to large-sized fruit with a refreshing, sweet, fruit-punch flavor. The light-colored juice is non-staining. Soft seeds are edible and makes the Pink Satin seem almost seedless. Introduced from the University of California Wolfskill Experimental Orchards as Pink Ice and then reintroduced as Pink Satin in the late 1990s. A wonderful tasting Pomegranate that has continued to become popular with the home gardener through the years.

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    Purple Heart

    It is a sweet to sweet-tart type with medium to large fruit, red rind, medium to large sized dark red arils, and medium soft to medium seeds. It has good fruit flavor and color. It is good fresh eating and for juice. Minimal splitting and excellent holding ability off the tree.

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    Red Silk

    A productive red silk from the UC Davis program. The medium size dark pink fruit has a delicious sweet- tart grenadine flavor.

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    Tom’s Red

    A special selection from the Linden area of California. Large Wonderful like fruit with far less acid, Great smooth sweet flavor with just a hint of tartness.Red to dark red skin with medium red arils that are packed full of juice with a soft edible seed. A real late summer treat for those who blend their own juices. Toms Red makes a perfect companion to a number of other popular blending Pomegranates varieties. Long hang time of over a month while the quility just keeps improving. This might be one of the latest varieties you will harvest.

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    Wonderful

    Extra large with a blushed red skin, rich, red flesh that is juicy with a sharp flavor. Most well known of the pomegranates. A great source of antioxidants. Shrub or tree to 18 ft.

    Ripens in September

Ripening dates shown are approximate for Fresno in California and may vary with season and location.