OLD CAPE
Punica granatum cultivar
Syn.
"Also sold as Red Skin"
Origin
Unknown, was historically planted all over the Cape colony by early settlers.
Type
Sweet-sour, hard seeded
Description
Very large round fruit, the skin is green to pink and blushed with red when fully ripe. The skin is tough and thick. The arils have hard seeds. The taste is sweet/sour but sweeter when fully ripe.
Ripens
From late March into April (mainly dependent on weather conditions).
Uses
*Will make a handsome small ornamental tree for gardens.
*Fruit is edible and can also be juiced.
Notes
Height and spread :+3m x+3m
*Fruit is exceptionally large.
*A very tough, hardy and easy to grow variety.
*Tolerates heavy frost once established.
*Very thorny, sturdy and compact growing plant.
*Very strong, vigorous grower.
*Was historically planted all over the Cape colony by the first settlers.
