Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate

Light Needs

Full Sun

(At Least 6 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

8-10 Feet

Mature Spread

8-10 Feet

Growing Zones

6 to 9

Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate delivers bold color and dependable fruit where many pomegranates struggle. This resilient, compact tree-shrub thrives in heat yet shrugs off chill, lighting up the landscape with fiery blooms and jewel-toned fruit. It’s a hardworking edible that looks great year-round.

Grow it as a single-stem accent or a multi-stemmed hedge. Glossy foliage, showy orange-red flowers, and ruby fruit make it a natural for patios, edible borders, and small gardens. Self-fruitful and container-friendly, it rewards simple care with reliable harvests.

Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate Care

Provide 6–8+ hours of direct sun for best flowering and fruit sweetness. Plant in well-drained loam or sandy soil with pH around 6.0–7.5; avoid chronically wet sites. Water deeply when the top 1–2 inches are dry, keeping soil evenly moist during bloom and fruit swell; drought tolerant once established but yields improve with regular moisture. Mulch 2–3 inches to conserve moisture, keeping mulch a few inches from the trunk.

Feed lightly in early spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer; avoid heavy nitrogen after early summer. Prune in late winter to remove dead or crossing wood and to keep an open, vase-shaped canopy; tip back vigorous shoots to control height. Hardy in Zones 7–10; in colder areas, grow in a large container and protect in winter.

Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate Spacing

Specimen: allow 8–12 feet of width and plant 6–8 feet from walls or paths for airflow and picking access. Hedge or screen: space 6–8 feet on center; light annual pruning keeps a dense, fruiting wall.

Containers: start with a 16–20 inch diameter pot (at least 16–18 inches deep) with large drainage holes; upsize gradually as roots fill. Train as a single trunk or maintain 3–5 main stems for a compact, multi-stemmed form. Young plants may need a stake their first windy season.

Why Grow Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate?

• Cold-tolerant selection that extends pomegranate growing into cooler regions
• Self-fruitful with showy spring-to-summer blooms followed by ruby-red fruit
• Compact, multi-stem habit suits hedges, borders, and large containers
• Low-maintenance routine with light feeding and straightforward winter pruning
• Pollinator friendly, drawing bees to its vivid, tubular flowers

Add a showy, hard-working edible to your garden. Set Cold Hardy Red Pomegranate in full sun with good drainage, and enjoy brilliant blooms and delicious fruit year after year.

SKU:

EDB-POM-COL-LGL