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Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:30 pm
by pombazaar
Today I picked my one and only Austin pomegranate from my three year old tree. This was my biggest pomegranate among all of my trees this season, it grew to 8.75 inches in diameter. The taste was a little on the tart side but it was a close balance between tart and sweet. I know others here have described Austin as being sweet with a slight hint of tart so I attribute the tartness to my tree still being young and only having a 5-6 month growing season. Next year fruit yield should significantly increase along with the fruit size and flavor profile. I'm chalking this up as a win for 6B.

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Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 1:39 am
by greenfig
Looks gorgeous! Congrats!
How hard are the seeds?

Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:32 am
by pombazaar
Thanks! Definitely a medium hard seed. Not unbearable by any means. I’ve never tasted a soft seeded pomegranate so I’m really curious to compare medium hard and hard to.

Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:44 am
by greenfig
Thanks for your feedback.
The soft seeded seeds are as hard as sunflower seeds without their shells, more or less.

Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:08 am
by herefiggyfiggy
quality photos, looks good.

Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 1:08 am
by Blake
Looks great - congrats! I’ve been considering this one given I’m in Texas.

Re: Austin Pomegranate in Zone 6B

Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:35 pm
by pogrmman
Sounds super great and looks gorgeous! Because I’m in Austin, I decided to get some cuttings from fruitwoodnursery along with my order of loquat scions. It’ll be fun to grow!