These all are Early and Mid-season varieties. Eversweet and Cranberry originated in the USA. Myatadzhy, Medovyi Vasha, and Vkusnyi were developed in the USSR/Turkmenistan. I grow all of these with the exception of Medovyi Vasha. Medovyi Vasha fruits came from Harvey Correia.
Eversweet is usually my earliest pomegranate and we used to pick it early October in previous years. This year (2016) I collected the first fruits on September 9, and they were ready. This pom is very sweet with very soft seeds. light pink juice. Definitely going to continue growing it.
Myatadzhy is more complex in flavor, and ripens few weeks after Eversweet. Dark red arils, very soft seeds, more acid than Eversweet. Definitely a keeper in my yard. Overlaps for few weeks with Eversweet.
Medovyi Vasha
Very sweet, soft-seeded, large dark arils. Not much complexity in flavor, and some people detect the straw flavor in it. It seems to be better flavored when picked earlier in the season. The fruits picked mid-October 2016 were good. My husband actually likes this variety, and I can live without it.
Cranberry
Large fruits with large red arils, hard seeds. The flavor is rich, complex, and compensates for the hard seeds. The plant is vigorous grower, fruited in the second year in my yard. Definitely a keeper.
Vkusnyi
Mid-season variety, one of the best. Dark red arils, soft seeds, complex flavor with lots of sugar and acid. This variety is a must-have for the mid-season harvest.
The dormant cuttings of these and other pomegranates are usually available during our winter sales at reallygoodplants.com
Eversweet is usually my earliest pomegranate and we used to pick it early October in previous years. This year (2016) I collected the first fruits on September 9, and they were ready. This pom is very sweet with very soft seeds. light pink juice. Definitely going to continue growing it.
Myatadzhy is more complex in flavor, and ripens few weeks after Eversweet. Dark red arils, very soft seeds, more acid than Eversweet. Definitely a keeper in my yard. Overlaps for few weeks with Eversweet.
Very sweet, soft-seeded, large dark arils. Not much complexity in flavor, and some people detect the straw flavor in it. It seems to be better flavored when picked earlier in the season. The fruits picked mid-October 2016 were good. My husband actually likes this variety, and I can live without it.
Cranberry
Large fruits with large red arils, hard seeds. The flavor is rich, complex, and compensates for the hard seeds. The plant is vigorous grower, fruited in the second year in my yard. Definitely a keeper.
Vkusnyi
Mid-season variety, one of the best. Dark red arils, soft seeds, complex flavor with lots of sugar and acid. This variety is a must-have for the mid-season harvest.
Hi, do you have the picking time in comparison with Wonderflul?
ReplyDeleteWonderful is late, probably in 2-3 weeks I'll describe it in comparison with Dessernyi, Sakerdze, etc
ReplyDeleteVkusnyi....I have a huge one of these and will be pruning scions in Jan. For the exchange.
ReplyDeleteVkusnyi....I have a huge one of these and will be pruning scions in Jan. For the exchange.
ReplyDeleteWill you have Vkusnyi scions for sale/exchange this year? What area are you in? Tx.
DeleteThe sale is starting on December 1 at 6 pm PST on our website reallygoodplants.com
DeleteAny of this grown in zone 7a
ReplyDeleteNot sure if they can be grown in 7a
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ReplyDeleteI've always rooted pomegranate cuttings, but now I have some bushes that are large enough to graft onto. Which is the preferred way to propagate pomegranate?
You can graft them too using the cleft graft, but you need to select the strong young shoots as rootstock on your established tree. . Normally, the pomegranates are rooted
DeleteWill Vkusnyi scions be available this year (2024) for sale?
ReplyDeleteYes, there are some available in the inventory at reallygoodplants.com
DeleteHi Marta, just ordered Vkusnyi scions. Are your Vkusnyi scions on sale from your Vkusnyi seedling or the original Vkusnyi tree? From your blog, seedling does not seem to be as complex in flavor. I prefer scions of your original tree, not from seedling. I'd appreciate prompt response. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWe only sell the original Vkusnyi scions. I don't grow that seedling of Vkusnyi anymore
DeleteHi Marta, recv'ed Vkusnyi scions today. I am in South Bay/Z9b. 1) Do you have any preference on how to store these scions? 2) Should I also wrap them with parafilm now? 3) For S. Bay, what month would be good to graft these scions? Thanks!
ReplyDeletePomegranates are grafted when the rootstocks just staring to wake up, usually in March in the Sacramento Valley. The post on storage of scions is here: https://fruitsandgardening.blogspot.com/2023/12/storage-of-cuttings-and-scions-before.html?m=1
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