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Pomegranate Tree Information, Questions and AnswersHow to Grow Pomegranate TreesPOMEGRANATEPomegranate Planting GuideQUESTION: My wife bought a dwarf pomegranate tree (Punica granatum 'Compactum') from a local nursery. The tag says ornamental fruit. Is the fruit edible?
-- Bernard Harris
ANSWER: This plant is grown as an ornamental. You can eat the small ripe fruit, but the quality is not considered good. For an edible fruit pomegranate, choose the Wonderful cultivar (Punica granatum 'Wonderful').
Have a gardening question? Email Dan Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu.
