(WFSB) - USDA plant hardiness zones categorize ... of plants that can typically be grown in Zone 7 but may struggle in Zone 6 are pomegranate and fig trees as well as certain varieties of gardenia ...

While it's possible to purchase an established pomegranate ... trees and bushes have glossy leaves and are native to the Middle East. They're hardy across US hardiness zone seven to zone 11 ...

Pomegranate trees came to ... never yielded fruit here in Zone 7a, it would be worth the risk to grow pomegranates for those lovely flowers. I have read that their hardiness extends to Washington ...