How Do You Grow Saveh Pomegranates?
The pomegranate, also known as the Chinese apple, is an attractive shrub with bright green elliptical leaves and vitamin-rich fruit packed with seeds and juice. Although the pomegranate originated in southern Asia, it was adopted by Mediterranean people, and grows well in a semi-arid, mild-temperate to subtropical climate. It can thrive and bear fruit in India, Iran, Africa, and parts of the United States–such as Arizona and California. Although it can be grown as far north as Washington, D,C., and survive winter temperatures of 0 to 15 degrees, it seldom sets fruit under those conditions. Pomegranate shrubs that don’t bear fruit, however, will produce dramatic orange-reddish blooms as a consolation prize. The Entekhabi Saveh pomegranate, which comes from the mountainous region of Iran, is among the most cold-tolerant of the pomegranates. According to an article in the October 30, 2002 issue of The New York Times, it is probably also the most prized; an Iranian grower is quoted in the
