Pomegranates for Now

This menu page provides access to general and specific information, a description of the University of Florida pomegranate project, a list of plant accessions in our collection,, a cultural guide, pest and disease information and various other resources. Just select a category from the drop down menu to jump to a topic.

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General

• Announcements
  
• Contacts
• How to eat a Pomegranate

Background Information

• Pomegranate project mission and objectives
• Why grow pomegranates?

Pomegranate

• Botany
• Culture
• Health Benefits
• Fruit Uses, Recipes, and Storage

Poms in Florida

Starting and Managing a Pomegranate Enterprise


•     Orchard design and site preparation
•     Interactive Guide to Selecting Florida-Grown Pomegranates
•     Visual Comparison of the Fruit and Seeds [Arils] of Florida-Grown Pomegranate Varieties
•     Propagation
•     Locating Pomegranate Nursery Plants
•     Nutritional Guidelines
•     Diseases
•     Pests
  
  Tasting Florida Poms: A Video Journey
  
  Taste Test Results and Description of Georgia Cultivars

Field Projects

• Cooperator field trials and field days
• Water Conserv II

Presentations

• To see various presentations, video clips and other related items about pomegranates in Florida, click here.
• Florida Pomegranate Association: Annual meeting presentations, September 14, 2012; September 13, 2013; October 10, 2014, October 23, 2015, September 30, 2016
• Florida Pomegranate Association, Grower Meeting presentations. 2015; 2016; 2017

Resources

• Accessions
• Allied Organizations
• Florida Pomegranate Association
• Characteristics of Some Pomegranate Cultivars Grown in California    
• Fresno County, California, pomegranate website
• Information Resources
• National Clonal Germplasm Repository
• Pesticides
• Southeastern U.S. Cultivars

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