By Amy Grant Pomegranates are centuries old fruit long the symbol of prosperity and abundance. Prized for the succulent arils inside the various colored leathery skin, pomegranates can be grown in USDA zones 8-10. If you are lucky enough to live within those regions, you may be wondering what pomegranate tree variety is best for you. Pomegranate Tree Types Some types of pomegranate fruit trees bear fruit with a rind of yellowish pink all the way up through the color spectrum to a deep burgundy. Varieties of pomegranate come in not only different exterior hues, but they may have soft to hard arils. Depending upon what you plan to use them for, this may be a consideration when choosing a plant. For example, if you plan to juice the fruit, hard or soft doesn’t matter, but if you want to eat it fresh, softer is the more likely choice. While
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