Do you mean a Pomegranate. I saw different varieties at the Natural Gardener in Austin. It is good to research the varieties and what you want out of it. Most of what you see is "wonderful" in the stores.

Here is one article by the aggies about it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pomegranates

Fanick's in San Antonio carries a few different varieties as well.

They grow wild in the ditch across from my house in Austin so I bet they are easy to care for. =)

'Wonderful' is the one recommended in a couple of our Texas gardening books for edible fruit. Sperry suggests several other cultivars only as ornamentals due to inedible or unreliable fruit.

We're still considering a few different options for a spot, but will probably try 'Eight Ball' for its smaller size if we go with pomegranate. Still uncertain how much trouble the thorns could become there.

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You might want to contact your county agricultural extension agents to find out what they have to say about varieties and sources in your area.

tell Yada, he always has rooted starts. Mine produced one fruit this year, planted it last spring. Someone stole it, the fruit, not the tree.
Tally HO!

Once you get one established, pomegranates require almost no care. They are drought tolerant and don't have many insect pests. Be aware that those with double flowers will not set fruit.

jblaschke: Although "many insect pests" can make growing fruit a waste of time, it really just takes ONE insect type to ruin all the fun. Leaf footed hopper. The only one that it takes to ruin every pom on all the trees.