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Originally Posted by harveyc
If anyone wants to read an interesting book on pomegranates, I suggest reading Pomegranate Roads which describes the experiences of Dr. Levin originally of Russia and then of Turkmenistan.
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Yes, I also enjoyed reading that book.
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Originally Posted by harveyc
Dr. Levin also has said that propagating pomegranates by seed is satisfactory.
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I would agree that propagating pomegranates by seed is satisfactory. But when an urban dweller like myself only has room for one or two plants of any particular fruit, satisfactory is not good enough. I want the outstanding cultivar!
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Originally Posted by harveyc
The links to the the USDA pages have zero information on propagation and none describing the characteristics of different cultivars.
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True, that is why a propagation book is useful. A good one will "teach a person how to fish" and for more than just pomegranates. I don't think Ashton's book has any added value in this area.
If someone wants to know the results of pomegranate taste tests, a simple Google search will return many worthwhile results, such as the following posting by Joe Real:
Pomegranate Taste Scores, November 3, 2007.
If someone knows which pomegranate they want and can't find it at a nursery, the
ANR Davis Punica page is exactly what they need!