Cool. I have eaten them many times but never seen them growing. I guess some seeds got dropped and took. Now I know what they look like when small.

maroon barchetta said:

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I clicked on this thread expecting a picture of Jim J. Bullock

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I was expecting that OP had found Peewee Herman.

Hummingbirds love the trees when they are blooming too.

Apache said:

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A little trivia, Pomegranate in French is grenade (Grenada in Spanish)
The earliest hand held explosives in Europe resembled the fruit, so they gave them the nickname "grenade" and it stuck.

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Actually "grenade" in French is "pomegranate".

When are they ripe?

My grandmother had at least a half dozen of these growing in her garden/yard in Laredo, along with orange and grapefruit trees. I remember them starting as bright orange flowers then becoming large fruits. They were tart and sweet tasting at the same time. I haven't seen one "in the wild" in a very long time, that photo brought back some memories.

MouthBQ98 said:

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When are they ripe?

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Generally September to Mid-October in central Texas.

DVM97 said:

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My grandmother had at least a half dozen of these growing in her garden/yard in Laredo, along with orange and grapefruit trees. I remember them starting as bright orange flowers then becoming large fruits. They were tart and sweet tasting at the same time. I haven't seen one "in the wild" in a very long time, that photo brought back some memories.

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My wife's grandmother had a few in her backyard out near Bergheim. We dug up one of the sprouts from under the tree and planted it in our yard in Houston. It was consistently a favorite tree for hummingbirds and the insect eaters that liked to go after bugs coming to the fruit.

Actually, pomegranate in French means "RUN AWAY!"