Friday, September 20, 2013

The Beauty of Pomegranate

Pomegranate is a fruit-bearing shrub or small tree that grows around 16-26 feet tall. This plant is extremely long lived which originated from Iran to the Himalayas in Northern India and has been cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa, and Europe. The edible fruit is a berry and between a lemon and a grapefruit in size, 5-12 centimeters in a diameter with a rounded hexagonal shape, and has a thick reddish skin. It is nearly round, but crowned at the base by the prominent calyx, overlaid with light or deep pink or rich red, while the interior is separated by membranous walls and white spongy tissue into compartments packed with transparent sacs filled with tart, flavorful, fleshy, juicy, red, pink or whitish pulp. Pomegranates are used in cooking, baking, juices, smoothies and alcoholic beverages, such as martinis and wines.


The Botanical name for Pomegranate is Punica Granatum and it also vary in size. One of the pomegranate variety nana is a dwarf variety popularly planted as an ornamental plant in gardens and larger containers, and used as a bonsai specimen tree. Givingplants is a trusted online shop for ornamental and bonsai plants, in which you could order for home improvements and decorations or gifts for special occasions and for special people. They also offer a Pomegranate Bonsai Plant that you and your loved ones will definitely appreciate while trimming and shaping as a fun project at home. The only other specie of pomegranate in the genus Punica is the Socotran pomegranate which is endemic to the island of Socotra. Instead of the red fruit, it bears pink flowers and less sweet in taste. 


Pomegranate bonsai plant produce fruits normally every autumn, so if you want to have your own plant indoors you could always shop online. For more detail about the pomegranate bonsai plant, You could check their online page at www.givingplats.com. Prices,order placement, shipment details and packages are all available as well.

 



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