Granada

[crademan]

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Granada (hard seeded) pomegranates are ready to eat in Waddell, AZ now. They have great pomegranate flavor, are sweeter than Wonderful and would be my idea of the perfect pomegranate if they had soft seeds.

"Granada Originated in Lindsay, CA. Introduced in 1966. Bud mutation of Wonderful. Fruit resembles Wonderful, but displays a red crown while in the green state, darker red in color and less tart. Ripens 1 month earlier than Wonderful. Flowers also deeper red. Tree identical to Wonderful." https://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/pomegranate.html

[JoshHolbrook]

Beautiful. Is Granada a synonym of "Early Wonderful"?

[crademan]

That's a good question, @JoshHolbrook.

The Alabama Pomegranate Group says Early Wonderful and Granada are the same cultivar.

SF Home Guides says, "The USDA Agricultural Research Station at the University of California, Davis, maintains a selection of well over 100 fruiting pomegranate varieties, but many of these are not commercially available. If you prefer the convenience of planting an established tree, limit yourself to the approximately 30 varieties readily available from nurseries. Among the varieties in this group, the early selections are "Granada," "Foothill Early," "Early Wonderful" and "Sweet." https://homeguides.sfgate.com/earliestr ... 88246.html

The CRFG says they are distinct cultivars; Granada ripens 1 month ahead of Wonderful and Early Wonderful ripens 2 weeks ahead of Wonderful.

I've never seen Early Wonderful here in AZ, so am not sure.

[greenfig]

You can order many pomegranate cuttings from UCD and root yourself to find out the difference. It takes 3-4 years before fruiting though