Pomegranates

Nobody would ever call the Mojave Desert a commercially important fruit production region, but home orchards are popular, and no wonder. During the spring, peaches and nectarines are gorgeous trees with wonderful flower displays. Even if they didn’t give some of the tastiest fruit ever, we’d probably still grow them.Some fruit trees thrive in the intense summer we face in this challenging area. Among the surprising producers are pomegranates (Punica granata).