WHITE JADE
Punica granatum cultivar(under evaluation)
Syn.
"Anhui Garnet One"
Origin
Tu du Ying, in Chia Cheng Province, China
Type
Sweet, soft seeded
Description
Very large fruit weighing up to 1kg. The fruit is blocky to rounded with cream-yellow skin. The arils
are creamy-white and sweet. The seeds are small and soft.
Ripens
March-April
Uses
*Can be used for juicing or fresh eating.
Notes
Height and spread: +3m x 3m
*A hybrid bred and developed in China.
*Strong upright growing shrub.
*It is high yielding.
*Tolerant of light to moderate frost only.
*Fruit is prone to splitting and rotting, especially close to the ripening stage, in wet weather conditions.
*It has attractive white flowers.
