Is Salavatski the Same as Russian Red Pomegranate?

General Fruit Growing
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My friend has the “Russian Red” pomegranate. Not sure if this is the same as the Salavatski. He says it has survived many winters in VA/MD. His Angel Red died…

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Based upon what these two websites say, “Russian Red” is a name that someone trademarked for the ‘Salavatski’ variety, the variety can not be redistributed under the name “Russian Red” unless whomever owns the trademark is paid money.

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Great. This is my impression. So they are the same then…

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I just bought a Salavatski from a local nursery and they told me it was a soft edible seeded pomegranate but I’ve read that it is a hard seeded? Is it hard or soft seeded? I only have room for one more and thought about planting another Parfianka until he told me about Salavatski?

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‘Salavatski’ is supposed to have hard seeds, ours has very hard seeds, even harder seeds than the fruit of ‘Wonderful’ has.

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I rate pomegranate seed hardness from 0 to 5 where 0 is no seeds and 5 is hard as pebbles. I’ve observed that climate and unseasonable weather (extra hot) can play a role in the seed hardness of clones from the same plant by +/- 1, although never more than that.

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