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Granada

Punica granatum
Arbusto caducifolio de múltiples tallos o árbol pequeño cultivado durante milenios por su fruto comestible del tamaño de una naranja, de piel correosa y lleno de jugosos arilos. Sus hojas oblongas y lustrosas realzan las llamativas flores anaranjado-rojas de verano, que maduran hasta convertirse en el fruto coronado con cáliz persistente. Tolerante a la sequía y en su mejor estado en veranos largos, calurosos y secos con inviernos frescos; se cultiva como seto, espécimen y en jardines de estilo mediterráneo donde aguanta el invierno.
Climate fit: narrow (38/100)
Focal point
Structure
Edible
Light
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
72-240" tall · 96" apart
Hardy in zones
8a-11b
cold to nearly frost-free winters
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Cultivada durante siglos por su fruto comestible del tamaño de una naranja — Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder describe el fruto como llamativo y comestible.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Granada (Punica granatum). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/punica-granatum
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
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