Yes – one finds pomegranate trees near old Appalachian homesteads! Who knew?! One does hear of them here and there at old home sites in the Smokey Mountains. So, the fruit has been grown in these parts for over a hundred and fifty years.
The AFFN Orchard grows selections developed in the Russian selection program started in the 1970s to find flavorful and cold resistant cultivars. We would very much like to add to our collection samples from some of the old home sites in Appalachia. Volunteers are encouraged to bring them to us.
Pomegranate Trees at the AFFN Orchard – last updated November 2025:
- Punica granatum – Al Shirin Nor
- Punica granatum – Eversweet
- Punica granatum – Kazake
- Punica granatum – Kraj Acik Anor
- Punica granatum – Lyubimi
- Punica granatum – Medovyi Vasha
- Punica granatum – Salavatski
Following Pomegranate plants could not yet be aquired: