Its height ranges from 3 to 5 meters. It has many thorny branches and is long-lived–some specimens in France survive 200 years.
The leaves of Pomelo granatum are opposite, elliptical-lanceolate, 3-8 centimeters long. They are dark green on top, glossy and entire-edged.
The flowers are bright red, 5-8 petalled, hermaphroditic. Some fruitless varieties of pomegranate are grown for the flowers alone.
