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Grenade
Punica granatum
Kingdom Plantae
Magnoliopsida class
Order Myrtales
Punicaceae family
Kind Punica
Grenadier or Common Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit tree of the family Lythraceae, cultivated since the earliest antiquity for its edible fruits (pomegranates) and for the ornamental qualities of its large flowers.
Description
It is a small, self-fertilizing, shrubby, monoecious tree of Mediterranean regions that can reach 6 m in height. It can live up to 200 years but is the most productive fruit in its first 20 years of fruiting.
Its bark is beige gray and tends to crack and flake with age.
Its generally deciduous leaves, although some varieties are persistent in some climates1, are opposite and 3 to 7 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.
Its bright red flowers are 3 cm in diameter. They appear in three waves from May to August2. The fruits of the first flowering are those with a better fruit set rate (90%) and which give the biggest fruits3. Only 1/3 of the flowers give a fruit because 2/3 of the flowers are male.
Its fruits, pomegranates, are yellow to orange-red berries containing on average 600 plumper seeds. The color of the fruits does not indicate the degree of maturity of the seeds. Indeed, some varieties give well red skins well before maturity. Depending on the variety, the maturity of the fruits is reached between 5 and 8 months after the first flowering.
Distribution
Grenadier a native species from Western Asia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia), and probably the Arabian Peninsula, as well as North Africa.
It is grown in all continents in warm tropical and temperate zones: Mediterranean Basin, Indian Subcontinent, Near East, China, Southern United States, Chile, Argentina.
The name of the city of Granada in Spain is associated with the grenadier by a popular etymology, and as such its fruit appears on the talking arms of the kingdom and the province.
In Armenia, this "fruit of paradise" (nour) is a national symbol. The pomegranate has always been a symbol of eternal youth, fertility, beauty and love. It is said that the fruit contains 365 grains, one for each day of the year.
use
The fresh flowers of pomegranate are used as an infusion against asthma. The bark of the fruit is used against dysentery and the bark of the trunk and fruit is used as a dye plant. The bark of roots fights the tapeworm
Spread
The grenadier does not reproduce faithfully by sowing and does not support transplantation or layering. Cultivars are generally propagated by cuttings by harvesting twigs of the year from 30 to 40 cm in winter. The terminal bud is removed and the base of the auxin branch is coated and then planted directly in the ground, leaving only three eyes outside.
It should be noted that, under good growing conditions, a seedling can grow from the age of 2 years.
variety
Pomegranates are classified into two broad groups: sweet and tender pomegranates (for consumption in fresh or juices) and acid and pome pomegranates (for processing). It should be noted that the pollination of sweet varieties by acidic varieties often gives acid fruits (dominant character). There are thousands of grenadier cultivars such as:
"Wonderful" ("P.G.101-2"): Native to Florida, ideal for making juice, very fertile, abundant in California.
"Sweet": the fruit is a little green when ripe but is very sweet. The tree is very ornamental, fructifies young and abundantly.
The world's largest collection of grenadiers is located in Garrygala, Turkmenistan, where more than 1,100 varieties are listed.
Kingdom Plantae
Magnoliopsida class
Order Myrtales
Punicaceae family
Kind Punica
Grenadier or Common Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit tree of the family Lythraceae, cultivated since the earliest antiquity for its edible fruits (pomegranates) and for the ornamental qualities of its large flowers.
Description
It is a small, self-fertilizing, shrubby, monoecious tree of Mediterranean regions that can reach 6 m in height. It can live up to 200 years but is the most productive fruit in its first 20 years of fruiting.
Its bark is beige gray and tends to crack and flake with age.
Its generally deciduous leaves, although some varieties are persistent in some climates1, are opposite and 3 to 7 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.
Its bright red flowers are 3 cm in diameter. They appear in three waves from May to August2. The fruits of the first flowering are those with a better fruit set rate (90%) and which give the biggest fruits3. Only 1/3 of the flowers give a fruit because 2/3 of the flowers are male.
Its fruits, pomegranates, are yellow to orange-red berries containing on average 600 plumper seeds. The color of the fruits does not indicate the degree of maturity of the seeds. Indeed, some varieties give well red skins well before maturity. Depending on the variety, the maturity of the fruits is reached between 5 and 8 months after the first flowering.
Distribution
Grenadier a native species from Western Asia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia), and probably the Arabian Peninsula, as well as North Africa.
It is grown in all continents in warm tropical and temperate zones: Mediterranean Basin, Indian Subcontinent, Near East, China, Southern United States, Chile, Argentina.
The name of the city of Granada in Spain is associated with the grenadier by a popular etymology, and as such its fruit appears on the talking arms of the kingdom and the province.
In Armenia, this "fruit of paradise" (nour) is a national symbol. The pomegranate has always been a symbol of eternal youth, fertility, beauty and love. It is said that the fruit contains 365 grains, one for each day of the year.
use
The fresh flowers of pomegranate are used as an infusion against asthma. The bark of the fruit is used against dysentery and the bark of the trunk and fruit is used as a dye plant. The bark of roots fights the tapeworm
Spread
The grenadier does not reproduce faithfully by sowing and does not support transplantation or layering. Cultivars are generally propagated by cuttings by harvesting twigs of the year from 30 to 40 cm in winter. The terminal bud is removed and the base of the auxin branch is coated and then planted directly in the ground, leaving only three eyes outside.
It should be noted that, under good growing conditions, a seedling can grow from the age of 2 years.
variety
Pomegranates are classified into two broad groups: sweet and tender pomegranates (for consumption in fresh or juices) and acid and pome pomegranates (for processing). It should be noted that the pollination of sweet varieties by acidic varieties often gives acid fruits (dominant character). There are thousands of grenadier cultivars such as:
"Wonderful" ("P.G.101-2"): Native to Florida, ideal for making juice, very fertile, abundant in California.
"Sweet": the fruit is a little green when ripe but is very sweet. The tree is very ornamental, fructifies young and abundantly.
The world's largest collection of grenadiers is located in Garrygala, Turkmenistan, where more than 1,100 varieties are listed.