Introduction to pomegranate:
Deciduous trees or shrubs of pomegranate; Deciduous shrubs or trees, 2-7m high and as thin as10m; Young branches are often angular, old branches are nearly round, and the top is often sharp. Leaves opposite or sub-tufted, papery, oblong or obovate, 2-9 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with blunt or slightly concave or short apex, slightly blunt base, bright green leaves, light green back, hairless, convex midvein on the back, thin and dense lateral veins;
Petiole is 5-7 mm long. Flowers bisexual, 1 to several peanuts at the top of branchlets or leaf axils, with short pedicels; Calyx bell-shaped, red or light yellow, thick, 2-3 cm long, 5-7 lobes at the top, spreading lobes, oval triangle, 8- 13 mm long, with 1 yellow-green gland near the top outside and mastoid at the edge;
Petals are as many as calyx lobes, alternate, born in calyx tube, obovate, red, yellow or white, long 15-3cm, wide 1-2cm, and the apex is round; Stamens are numerous, filaments are slender and long 13 cm; The ovary is inferior, with 6 cells in the upper part and 3 cells in the lower part. Style is longer than filament. Berry is nearly spherical, with a diameter of 6- 12 cm, thick peel and persistent calyx at the top. The seeds are mostly milky white or red, the exocarp is fleshy and edible, and the endosperm is bony. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from September to June.