Not in Zone 6, unless you use "extraordinary measures" like greenhouse culture, or some type of heated shelter during the winter. There is a TINY pocket of Utah in the extreme SW corner of the state, around the town of St. George, which is much warmer than the rest of the state, and there are some native stands of Washingtonia filifera -- California Fan Palm - there. Pomegranites would probably survive there as well. Most pomegranite cultivars are hardy to Zone 8, a very few, the most cold tolerant ones from extreme S. Russia, around the Black Sea, survive Zone 7 temps.

Of course, I'm no expert, since they don't grow here in Michigan, either. Believe me, if I could, I would.

Thanks denninmi , i was hoping that the pomegranate tree was hardy for were i live. At least now I know was is number 1 in my list if one day move to a zone 8!! =) Thanks again.

I don't see why you can't at least grow the dwarf one in a container, and take it inside when it's too cold out, if you are mainly looking for beauty. (and btw, they really are more like bushes not trees, although you could trim one into tree form after a few years)

Carla in Sac

I did some research on this and it seems it's not the winter that would kill them shopping freezes after they bud.

There is a pomegranate variety called Utah Sweet. I'm not sure if it can grow in all parts of Utah though, but I think that variety probably is a little more adapted to the particular climate in Utah.

Yes, you can grow pomegranate bushes in Utah. The Russian-Turk pomegranates survive down to zone 6. I am currently living in zone 6b and growing both Russian 26, and Salavatski. The question is whether or not you will get a fruitful harvest. If you are willing to do a little work you can grow them outside and still have a harvest. You will need to plant them in a micro-zone warm spot usually on the south side of your house. A micro-zone will bring the growing perimeter up to zone 7. In order to get a harvest your pomegranate will have to start blooming in April. You can put stakes around your bush and then staple 6 mil plastic drop cloth around the stakes creating a temporary anti-freeze zone and this will help warm the bush up and bring it out of dormancy quickly. You can do the same thing to extend the growing season if your pomegranates are not yet ripe by November. Hope this helps.

p.s. You can also grow hardy-fig which is very productive in the Salt Lake Valley as well as Jujube fruit. You can grow Ginger if you plant it next your house where the soil doesn't freeze. I have neighbors growing olives and date palms but they imported them as mature trees and they wrap them in lights through the winter to protect the buds against freezing.

Also, I have discovered that there are novelty gardeners in Utah growing hardy pomegranates in Northern Utah along the Wasatch front as well as a small farmer in Ogden Ut. (zone 6b) Who is growing Salavatski out in the open without any protection and getting a good harvest every year. These trees need to be protected while they are young but once they mature and bulk up with deep roots and thicker bark they have not needed winter protection.