WEO Pomegranate Cultivars

[pombazaar]

I was wondering if anyone has any detailed info on the pomegranates grown at Wolfskill Experimental Orchards. The only one I can find any real information on is WEO 42 which seems similar to Faye's Paintbrush. I'm in the process of trying to obtain cuttings for the 30+ WEO varieties that are listed to trial and publish information about them. Is anyone here growing any?

[alanmercieca]

'WEO 42' and 'Faye's Paintbrush' are not the same, read this https://www.foodplace.info/Bountiful_Fi ... O+42#p6467

Also Green Sea Farms told me this "Our WEO 42 variety so far has single flowers not like the double flowers on the other ornamentals.
No fruit has developed."

So basically 'Faye's Paintbrush' only has double flowers, while most of the flowers on 'WEO 42' are not like the flowers on 'Faye's Paintbrush', also the fruit of 'WEO 42' sounds very unpleasant and very rare.

[pombazaar]

Thanks for clarifying. I've read through a few posts where Dig thought that WEO 42 was the same as Faye's Paintbrush so I assumed it was so. What do you make of the pictures of WEO 42 here? They definitely look like double flowers to me. https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/pom ... 091412.pdf

[alanmercieca]

Thanks for clarifying. I've read through a few posts where Dig thought that WEO 42 was the same as Faye's Paintbrush so I assumed it was so. What do you make of the pictures of WEO 42 here? They definitely look like double flowers to me. https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/pom ... 091412.pdf

Look at the post I linked to again, I updated it so that hopefully it's easier to understand.

[Dig]

Just to add some interest to this topic, I have found multiple trees here in town that exhibit all the same outward expressions, ie double bi-color flowers and flower drop.

In addition to that I have seen several red sports, single red flower, that have popped from the massive trunk somewhere over the last 2 seasons. I did not trim these so I will see if anything results from the sports.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.resear ... 233837/amp

https://crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/pom ... 091412.pdf (page 117)

I still hold that this is weo42/faye’s paintbrush

[alanmercieca]

Search https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx for 'punica granatum weo', that shows results for some of the 'WEO Pomegranate Cultivars'

[pombazaar]

I've compiled a complete list of all known WEO varieties. Many of these do not have names and have little information associated with them. I am in the process of working with the field manager of Wolfskill at UC Davis to gather more information about them.

ID	Accession ID	PI #	Cultivar
WEO 01	DPUN 081 / DPUN 037	599517	WONDERFUL
WEO 02	DPUN 236
WEO 03	DPUN 082	599518	DPUN 082 / Sin Pepe
WEO 04	DPUN 083	599519	DPUN 083
WEO 05	DPUN 237
WEO 06	DPUN 238
WEO 07	DPUN 239
WEO 08	DPUN 240
WEO 09	DPUN 241
WEO 10	DPUN 084	599520	CLOUD
WEO 11	DPUN 242
WEO 12	DPUN 085	599521	CRAB
WEO 13	DPUN 243
WEO 14	DPUN 244
WEO 15	DPUN 245
WEO 16	DPUN 246
WEO 17	DPUN 247
WEO 18	DPUN 248
WEO 19	DPUN 249
WEO 20	DPUN 086	599522	CRANBERRY
WEO 21	DPUN 087	599523	Mae
WEO 22	DPUN 250
WEO 23	DPUN 251
WEO 24	DPUN 088	599524	ELF
WEO 25	DPUN 252
WEO 26	DPUN 253
WEO 27	DPUN 254
WEO 28	DPUN 167		Ink
WEO 29	DPUN 255
WEO 30	DPUN 256
WEO 31	DPUN 257		WEO 31
WEO 32	DPUN 258
WEO 33	DPUN 089	599525	EVE
WEO 34	DPUN 090	599526	SOUR
WEO 35	DPUN 259
WEO 36	DPUN 260
WEO 37	DPUN 091	599527	DEWEY
WEO 38	DPUN 261
WEO 39	DPUN 092	599528	GOLD
WEO 40	DPUN 262
WEO 41	DPUN 263
WEO 42	DPUN 264
WEO 43	DPUN 265
WEO 44	DPUN 266
WEO 45	DPUN 267
WEO 46	DPUN 268
WEO 47	DPUN 269
WEO 48	DPUN 270
WEO 49	DPUN 271
WEO 50	DPUN 206		WEO 50

[greenfig]

That’s a lot of emptiness there !
Do they allow visitors at the fruiting time? Fruit quality is what matters here

[pombazaar]

Indeed! I know that they allow visitors but I'm not sure on what basis. When I get in contact with them I will ask. Fun fact: The Incredible Pomegranate has an entire section documenting a taste report at WEO. See page 103.

[pombazaar]

@greenfig, I got in touch with the USDA today and was told that WEO does host taste tests and tours of the orchard. In the past this usually happens in October. I will send you the managers contact info so you can schedule a visit. If others here are interested we can even schedule an event on behalf of the community here and go together as a group.