Punicia granatum Pomegranate Wonderful Starter Plant. Punicia granatum Pomegranate Wonderful yields lots of fruit with little work and little water. This Pomegranate will survive on total neglect once established and still give loads of sweet fruit in zones 7 to 9. Punicia granatum Pomegranate Wonderful tree thrives on the poorest of soils and drought like conditions. Give this Pomegranate just a little water and they are a great performer. Pomegranate Wonderful can be trained as a 20 foot tree or left as a sprawling shrub. Because they can be quite thorny they are often kept to 10 feet and used for security fences with fruit. Punica granatum Wonderful is self fruitful and does not require another pollinator. USDA Hardiness zones 7 to 9