Pomegranate recommendation?
They were so delicious, used in cooking, eating fresh, and in a salad with arugula, red onion, and Jordan oranges, tossed with simple lemon, olive oil and coarse salt.
The following thread was started by Merbert on January 30, 2010 at 9:11 am PST
Merbert, I had close to 20 varieties fruiting last year and will probably have over 50 producing fruit by 2012. There are so many tastes and flavors, etc. that it's pretty hard to pick just one. I do like Sirenevyi, Desertnyi, Purple Heart (sold by DWN as Sharp Velvet), Parfianka, and many others. The first Purple Heart I picked this year really impressed me. The pomegranate discussion group I started a couple of years ago has some useful tasting results to help decide:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PomWorldwide/message/653
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PomWorldwide/message/624
I am starting a nursery and will be selling plants later this year (should have a dozen varieties available), though you can get cuttings at scion exchanges or from the USDA repository and start your own. I'm thinking of eventually offering trees grafted to multiple varieties.
Edgar from Simi Valley has several pomegranate trees but he's got one tree to show off which has about 15 varieties on it now. I don't think you need to settle for just one!
The above followup was added by HarveyC on February 01, 2010 at 7:59 pm PST.
Harvey, I agree that there are wonderful variations in poms and hope to purchase some from you. What I was wondering was if anyone could put on name on the exquisite golden one that I tasted in the Middle East. It wasn't like anything I'd eaten here in the states with an almost floral perfume and bright clear pink juice rich with overtones of raspberry and citrus. If I could grow that one, I'd be a really happy camper.
The above followup was added by Merbert on February 01, 2010 at 9:40 pm PST.
There are well over a thousand different pomegranates (Dr. Levin maintained 1,017 in Turkmenistan). For what it's worth, of all that he had access to he liked Parfianka the best. I had someone (who could speak Russian) call him last week in Israel to find out more about Sirenvyi and he is quite sharp and rattled off information from memory. He just turned 80 according to another friend of mine that took him on a field trip the other day.
I have some photographed at www.PurelyPoms.com/PhotoIndex.htm but none with a yello skin. Azadi is like that but has dark arils. I like it very much taste-wise but it did seem to split easily this past year. I am growing Ganesh, an Indian variety, which I am thinking might have a yellow rind, but I don't recall right now (my plant of it flowered late last year).
I don't have Chater's Golden Globe but it might be like what you had. I have a photo of a chart of his varieties in the galleries in the group but you need to be a member to view it (not something I can change for some reason).
Have you ever been to the Wolfskill tasting? If you're just comparing it to the more commonly grown varieties that's not a good comparison, IMO.
The above followup was added by Harveyc on February 01, 2010 at 9:58 pm PST.
You should have mailed me seeds! ;)
The above followup was added by HarveyC on February 01, 2010 at 10:09 pm PST.
I was trying to think if I had a photo of Azadi but then remembered that Edgar had a photo of a portion of a fruit I sent him for a tasting even he held: http://www.edvaldivia.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=671
Some have rinds that are more yellow if they are shaded by canopy.
Edgar also has the Chater variety chart on that page. The one listed as Golding Globe is called Golden Globe (don't know if there was a name change or a typo on the chart).
The above followup was added by HarveyC on February 01, 2010 at 10:44 pm PST.
I met a delightful young friend of my daughter in Qatar who is a master gardener, farmer and more. She has a lot of experience with agricultural "goodies" being sent to California and I will be engaging her to make me up some packages. She's the can-do type that will make this happen.
The above followup was added by Merbert on February 02, 2010 at 9:07 am PST.
Not sure, but I may have a tasting here this year or next and I'll let you know. I think maybe in a couple of years I'll have a CRFG event though I'm a bit concerned about folks helping themselves to fruit like at Wolfskill....I'm farming them for a profit, afterall.
The above followup was added by HarveyC on February 02, 2010 at 12:23 am PST.
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The above followup was added by Utteptgep on July 28, 2010 at 10:54 am PST.
While doing some research on shade trees, I came across a nursery claiming it has patented a new pomegranate cultivar with soft seeds - sort of like a kiwi. The trees are ridiculously expensive, but here's a link to the nursery for those who are interested.
http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/Angel-Red-Pomegranate.htm
The above followup was added by MoTown on July 29, 2010 at 9:16 am PST.
I have been growing a Angel Red Pomegranate for over a year. Its much more vigorous then my other pomegranates, and is fruiting profusely. The age of the tree is around 2-3 years old. I am impressed, I have 3 other pomegranate varieties and only Garnet Sash is as vigorous as this one.
I am thinking about thinning all of the fruit except one this year (so I can examine the taste of the fruit).
The above followup was added by Stephen on July 29, 2010 at 12:53 am PST.
Would you be thinning the fruit to encourage more vigorous growth, or simply to prevent the limbs from breaking under the weight of too many fruit?
The above followup was added by MoTown on July 29, 2010 at 3:00 pm PST.
I am thinning out to focus the growth on the core of the tree. Next year I may let the tree hold more fruit.
The above followup was added by Stephen on July 30, 2010 at 3:59 pm PST.
I have an Angel Red as well and they do seem to bear a lot of fruit. Too much actually. Tastes like Wonderful so nothing special in the taste department, but you get a lot of fruit.
The above followup was added by Brian on July 30, 2010 at 10:42 pm PST.