An interesting little pomegranate that was selected by Plant Delights Nursery for its compact habit and extremely dark nearly black fruit, hence the name. The Eight Ball pomegranate is so loaded with anthocyanins that even the cambium is purple, something we had never seen before. Easy to grow and very productive, and if given enough heat and water will ripen even in northern climates. Reportedly hardy to -9º F on the East Coast.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to at least 5º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: Can reach up 10-12 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet, soft seeded
Fruit Skin: Deep red
Fruit Flesh: Bright red
Bloom Time: June-July
Ripening Time: September-October
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not generally bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 8-10

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A dwarf pomegranate that only grows to about 3-5 feet tall and is extremely productive. We have one planted along the fence line here at the retail nursery and it reliably produces baskets full of pomegranates for us every year that are prized by the nursery crew. Likely a good candidate for growing in containers as well because of its compact habit and productivity from a young age.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to at least 5º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: Can reach up to 5 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet, soft seeded
Fruit Skin: Deep red
Fruit Flesh: Bright red
Bloom Time: June-July
Ripening Time: September-October
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not generally bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 8-10

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Rannii is an early ripening pomegranate that has soft sweet seeds and has excellent cold hardiness.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to at least 5º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: Can reach up 10-12 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet, soft seeded
Fruit Skin: Deep red
Fruit Flesh: Bright red
Bloom Time: June-July
Ripening Time: September-October
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not generally bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 8-10

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Latin Name: Acca sellowiana
Site and Soil: Ramsey Pineapple Guava likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: Pineapple Guava seedling
Pollination Requirements: Partially self-fertile but produces more fruit with another variety planted nearby.
Hardiness: Hardy to 5° F
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 8-12ft. in height
Taste: Sweet, mint and pineapple flavors
Fruit Skin: Green
Fruit Flesh: Cream/white
Bloom Time: July
Ripening Time: November
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pineapple Guava is not bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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A golden fruited selection by the remarkable Hector Black who lived an extraordinary life and made many great horticultural selections for his Hidden Springs Nursery. Charlie’s Golden Autumn Olive is extremely productive and the golden fruits have a sweeter flavor than many of the red fruited selections.

A very valuable and attractive shrub,  Autumn Olive bears heavy crops of tasty and nutritious red or orange/yellow berries. Recent research has shown Autumn Olive fruit to be extremely high in lycopenes, which appear to help prevent prostate and other cancers. Very hardy and disease and pest resistant, birds also relish the fruit and bees love the profuse, fragrant white flowers.

Autumn Olive like half day to full sun, well drained soil and is self-fertile. It is hardy to at least minus 35 degrees F., (USDA Zone 3) and often begins bearing the 2nd year after planting. Autumn Olive is not related to the true Olive and can be invasive in some regions of the US. We’ve seen no problems in the Pacific Northwest. Check with your county extension office for more information.

Latin Name: Elaeagnus umbellata
Site and Soil: 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description:
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to about minus 35° F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 8-10 ft. in height
Taste: Sweet
Fruit Skin: Light yellow
Fruit Size: Large
Flower Color: White
Bloom Time: Early May
Ripening Time: September
Yield: 50+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Autumn Olive is not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 3-8

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Grow your own Pomegranate shrubs with our bundle which includes the following 4 varieties:

1 x Crimson Sky Pomegranate

A spectacular, hardy new variety from the Nikita Botanic Garden in Ukraine, Crimson Sky Pomegranate is early ripening and features reliable and abundant crops of large, bright red, tasty fruit.

1 x Eight Ball Pomegranate

An interesting little pomegranate that was selected by Plant Delights Nursery for its compact habit and extremely dark nearly black fruit, hence the name. Can reach up 10-12 ft. in height.

1 x Wonderful Pomegranate

The striking, large red fruit found in markets in the fall, Wonderful Pomegranate is prized for its delicious flavor and its abundant, large, bright orange-red flowers. A fine ornamental shrub, Wonderful can grow to 8 ft. or more in height, but is easily kept smaller with pruning.

1 x Sweet Pomegranate

Not the most creative of cultivar names, but it sure does live up to its name! Sweet Pomegranate produces an abundance of large pomegranates that are green covered in a red blush on a somewhat dwarfing bush. Sweeter than Wonderful and ripens well even in cooler summer climates.

Beautiful fruit bearing shrubs, Pomegranates are widely grown in Central Asia, the Middle East and in California and the South. Pomegranates produce beautiful, bright-red flowers throughout the summer, followed by flavorful and healthy, orange-red fruit. Pomegranates set the best fruit in warmer areas outside the Northwest, but we have been receiving quite a few reports from friends in the area that have been getting fruit over the last couple years.

Pomegranates like full to half day sun and can grow in most soils. They are pest and disease resistant, self-fertile and hardy to 12 degrees F., or below. Our varieties often begin blooming the 1st or 2nd year after planting.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Pomegranates like full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to 12° F or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 6-10 ft. in height (varies by variety)
Bloom Time: June to September
Ripening Time: Late fall
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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An irresistibly attractive pomegranate, Chernaya Roza translates to black rose and is among the best of the black pomegranates with a sweet tart flavor, crunchy seeds and very high Vitamin C content. Fruits are a bit smaller than other pomegranate varieties, but are some of the most beautiful pomegranate fruits you’ll ever feast your eyes upon.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to at least 5º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: Can reach up 10-12 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet-tart, soft seeded
Fruit Skin: Purplish black
Fruit Flesh: Dark red
Bloom Time: June-July
Ripening Time: September-October
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not generally bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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A very cold hardy and productive pomegranate, Surh-Anor produces amazing crops of pinkish yellow poms with bright yellow arils that have an extremely sweet flavor. Ripens fairly early but will still need the hottest location possible in cooler climates.

Beautiful fruit bearing shrubs, Pomegranates are widely grown in Central Asia, the Middle East and in California and the South. Pomegranates produce beautiful, bright-red flowers throughout the summer, followed by flavorful and healthy, orange-red fruit. They set the best fruit in warmer areas outside the Northwest but we have been receiving quite a few reports from friends in the area that have been getting fruit over the past couple of years.

Pomegranates like full to half day sun and can grow in most soils. They are pest and disease resistant, self-fertile and hardy to 12 degrees F., or below. Our varieties often begin blooming the 1st or 2nd year after planting.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description:
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to 10F. or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet
Fruit Skin: Red
Fruit Flesh: Red
Fruit Size: Large
Flower Color: Orange-red
Bloom Time: July to September
Ripening Time: Late fall
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pomegranates are not bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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Not the most creative of cultivar names, but it sure does live up to its name! Sweet Pomegranate produces an abundance of large pomegranates that are green covered in a red blush on a somewhat dwarfing bush. Sweeter than Wonderful and ripens well even in cooler summer climates.

Latin Name: Punica granatum
Site and Soil: Full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to 10º F or below.
Chill Hours: 150
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 8-12 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet, cherry-like flavor
Fruit Skin: Bright red
Fruit Flesh: Dark red
Fruit Size: Very large
Bloom Time: July to September
Ripening Time: Late fall
Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Not generally bothered by pests or diseases.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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Latin Name: Acca sellowiana
Site and Soil: Unique Pineapple Guava likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: Pineapple Guava seedling
Pollination Requirements: Partially self-fertile but produces more fruit with another variety planted nearby.
Hardiness: Hardy to 5° F
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 8-12ft. in height
Taste: Sweet, mint and pineapple flavors
Fruit Skin: Green
Fruit Flesh: Cream/white
Bloom Time: July
Ripening Time: November
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Pineapple Guava is not bothered by pests or diseases in our climate.
USDA Zone: 7-10

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