Pomegranate tree

Punica grantum, also known as pomegranate, is a plant belonging to the family of willow trees (Lythraceae). The genus Punica, which consists of two species, forms the subfamily Punicoideae alone. The pomegranate is found in West to Central Asia, but it is also cultivated in the Mediterranean region.

The pomegranate grows as a deciduous small tree and is often cultivated as a shrub. It reaches growth heights of up to 5 m and a width of up to 3 m wide and can live for several hundred years. The tree has a reddish brown to grey bark.
The leaves, some of which are arranged in opposite directions, are attached to leaf stems up to 10 mm long.
The tree flowers in spring and summer. The flowers are 2 to 3 cm long and 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter. They are bell-shaped and orange-red to light yellow in colour.

Punica grantum is the parent plant of Punicae granati fructus.