The cavity is filled with numerous seeds, each enclosed in its pink, transparent, juice sac. This juicy pulp is the edible portion of the fruit. It may be eaten out of hand or made into a cooling drink by the addition of sugar and water. The ripening season extends from midsummer to late fall. Dwarf, double orange red flowersalmost everblooming, but no fruit.
Propagation is by seeds, stem cuttings in summer, hardwood cuttings in winter, or layers.
It is easy to press the seed out of the pulp, but chances are that that the seedling will be of inferior quality. Harwood cuttings are relatively easy, take cuttings in December, and bury them in sand or soil leaving just the top 2 buds out. They should grow in the spring. Layering and grafting are also used. Grafting uses pomegranate seedling rootstock.