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Author Message   Mariae  Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 03:08 pm EST :    Do you know it? For me is very interesting and nice fruit. I'll translate for you the information I have about it. The pomegranate was cultivated in very remote times because 2.500-year-old Egyptians have been indications of this fruit in tombs before the Christian age. It is believed that the Carthaginians introduced this fruits in the Mediterranean region immediately after the wars Púnicas, there his name proposed by Linneo: "Punica granatum". Teofrasto described this tree about 300 B.C. and Plinio talked about it as one of the most valuable fruit trees. The granade is an infrutescencia, fruit of a called select tree that reaches up to four meters of height, of the family of the Punicáceas; small family of trees and shrubs, which fruits have prismatic and rugose seeds. The fruit has a thick skin scarlet's color with crimson tone in the exterior and a great quantity of internal seeds surrounded with a juicy flesh of color ruby. In East it is considered to be a symbol of the love and of the fecundity and his virtues have been spread by poets so known as García Lorca. The grenade is a bush native to Europa's countries of the East (Greece) and East (Palestine, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan), his origin spreads from the Balkans up to the Himalayas. It cultive is extended by Europa's diverse countries, Asia and America, being prominent in countries as Afghanistan and Iran, with specially perfumed and tasty varieties, Israel, Brazil and California. Spain is one of the principal producers of the world and the major European exporter. The current surface of pomegranate in Spain overcomes 2.500 Ha. with a production close to 20.000 tons. If you are interested, I can show you some pics of ceramics with grenades painted on them, I bought in Granada town. Mariae - Europe, Zone "?"   Tony_willis  Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 06:20 pm EST :    A great fruit,used to eat the seeds with a pin as a child.They are now quite expensive here but are one of the latest must haves as a health product.Made into a super drink in Turkey pressed with oranges.i saw them fruiting in greece last week,a very exotic fruit with oranges and lemons Tony_willis - Lancashire, Zone "7"   Susanq  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, November 19, 2006 - 09:12 pm EST :    They are popular here during the holiday season. I remember my mother buying them when I was a child and I loved the taste of the seeds even then. POM (brand name) juice is sold as a health drink here. I have a pomegranite one sitting on my counter now. I really enjoyed the history of this special fruit, Mariae. Oh my gosh - Granada = grenade, I never put 2 and 2 together. I visited the Alhambra a verrry long time ago. I'd love to see your ceramics photos. SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin   Mariae  Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 12:34 pm EST :    We eat the fruit in salads, adding it to the lettuce, corn, tomato, tunna, olives... Susan, I like much the ceramics and I have a collection, so much of plates, as of another class of jars, some are of mud, without painting and others enameled, as that I put in the photos now. Concretly all those of GRENADE are antiques that I have been buying in Granada city, in the diverse visits that I have done there. These ceramics are typical of Granada, probably on having seen them you will remember it. I hope that you like the photos that I have put, have many(many people) more ceramic with this drawing of a grenade, but they are not ancient, we use them to eat, as salad bowls or for cereals... Mariae - Europe, Zone "?"   Periwinkle  My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Monday, November 20, 2006 - 11:10 pm EST :    Salvador Dali described the pomegranite as the "most beautiful of all fruits". Very interesting information Mariae; lovely ceramic bowls. Denise--Northern Wisconsin, Z3b   Valia  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Saturday, November 25, 2006 - 11:09 am EST :    Every day, after lunch, my little Australian terrier, Alfie, takes me out for a walk through the neighborhood. He's diabetic, and resulting cataracts have almost blinded him, so it does him good to get out with some navigational assistance. I've been enjoying passing one neighbor's yard, which has been hidden by two huge fig trees. Well, perhaps it's a stolen fig or two that I've been enjoying. In the last few days, these trees have lost most of their leaves, and my attention has wandered to a pomegranate bush that was hidden between them. I see another such bush near the side fence. The fruit is obviously past its prime, but still beautiful. I especially like this one, split to display its partially dried contents. Anne, Washington State, Zone 5   Mariae  Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 02:48 pm EST :    Thanks for the pics, Anne. I have never seen pomegranates in the tree. I thought it was necessary to have warm weather to cultivate pomegranate and fig tree, but in Washington is cold, isn'it?. Mariae - Europe, Zone "?"   Sunnyday2day  My Favorite Photo My Weather Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 05:22 pm EST :    I am very much a fan of the juice of the pomegranate. You can buy it pure or mixed with cherry, blueberry, tangerine, etc., but the most healthful benefits come from the 100% pom juice. It is quite expensive! I must say that it really is a pretty fruit too. Thanks for the history lesson and lovely pics, Mariae. Sunnyday2day - Michigan, Zone "5"   Valia  My Favorite Photo My Garden Journal My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 07:38 pm EST :    We have just become "snowbirds" Mariae. That's what they call people who spend winters in a warm climate and summers in a cooler one. This will be our first winter in Southern Utah, and it's very exciting to see all the different plants and to try to learn how to garden here. Anne, Washington State, Zone 5

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