In NBS, Yalta, minimum temperature this winter was -5 degrees Celsius at night. Daytime temperatures above 0 degrees. Snowfalls are very rare. The collection has a NBS
pomegranates, olives, persimmon kaki, hardy citrus. Now NBS difficult economic situation and Garden hardly sells seedlings. http://oyalte.ru/album_winter_2013_14 From 1994 to the present time in the Nikitsky botanical garden (NBS ) for amateur gardeners annually realized 300-500 pomegranate seedlings . Collection garnet in NBS - the largest and most complete in existence on the territory of the former Soviet Union and the only one in Ukraine. Its uniqueness is that it contains the best forms and varieties that were created in other countries.
In Crimea, on South Beach , pomegranate plants were first brought by Greek colonists . Since the formation of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden ( 1812 ) Culture pomegranate has always attracted the attention of scientists and gardeners Crimea. The most active work on the introduction of garnet began after 1925
period from 1929 to 1935 . were imported 11 varieties , including Ak- known varieties Don Gyulosha Kai - Achiks - Anor , Shirin . During numerous expeditions conducted in pre-and post-war years , all of the most valuable and worthwhile pomegranate varieties and forms were collected and planted in 1946 in the collection stands Nikitsky botanical garden. Collection annually expanded and currently has about 330 varieties and forms . During the years of study of garnet in the Nikitsky botanical garden as a result of breeding work was created by a huge hybrid material in gossortoispytanie transferred Nikita Early varieties , Krimsky Striped grade garnet Juicy 110 included in the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine Crimea. As a result of years of study versatile varieties of pomegranate Nikitsky botanical garden varieties and hybrids for use in Farmland - the best quality fruit , high-yielding , early and middle periods of ripening .