This pomegranate variety Punica granatum Wonderful features colorful, orange red blooms during the flowering period. It has a dense, bushy growth habit that makes pomegranate an attractive ornamental tree in any landscape.The pomegranate is more commonly grown as a bushy shrub but can be trained as a small tree. The leaves are deciduous, usually glossy green and dark colored. The red orange flowers of the pomegranate shrub will appear in early spring.The sweet fruit has tons of health benefits and is rich in antioxidants. It is also a good source of vitamins C and E. Different varieties of pomegranates may look a kaleidoscope of colors from yellow to bright red in color.The fruit size is up to about 4-5 inches in diameter, about the size of a grapefruit. The rind is smooth and leathery with a persistent, tubular sepal at the pomegranate flower's end. The many soft seeds are surrounded by a pink to a purplish or crimson pulp. The large red fruit pomegranate ripens in September.Pomegranate trees have been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region. There are some long lived specimens rumored to be over 200 years old still bearing fruit in Europe. The leathery rind gives the fruit a good storage life. Also check out our unique White Pomegranate tree for something different!.