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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Leaves: Evergreen
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Guardian plant
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Fruit
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • Hardy Pomegranate
  • Pomegranate

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is growing outside and 3 years old.
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Date: 2023-11-10
Salavatski size compared to Parfianka.  Salavatski has larger swe
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Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-31
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Location: Fairfax, Virginia (April 2022)
Date: 2022-04-29
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Date: 2022-05-06
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Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Date: 2022-05-31
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Date: 2024-11-03
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Comments:
  • Posted by Ster17 on May 5, 2022 1:09 PM concerning plant:
    Salavatski (Russian 8)***
    Large Pink fruit variety.
    Consistent Heavy production, Bears at a young age
    Taste: Sweet, one of the best flavors
    Seed Hardness: Medium
    Skin Color: Mostly yellow/orange
    Inside Color: Pink
    Hardy to -6F (zone 6b) in dry locations at maturity reported (-8)
    Ripens in October (Early)
    Low tolerance for humidity and soggy soil
    Grows 10 feet tall and 10 feet wide
    One of Levin's trees sent to America from Turkmenistan
    This cultivar is fruiting in zone 6 and 7 in Utah
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Salavatski Hardiness. by SpringGreenThumb Aug 2, 2023 5:09 PM 0

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