Bonnie Nowicki Quail Creek gardeners, now’s the ideal time to plant a deciduous pomegranate (Punica granatum) shrub/tree. This Mediterranean native was brought to Arizona in the 15th to 16th century by the Spanish. Grown naturally as a woody, multi-stem shrub, pomegranates can be easily trained into a 12- to 15-foot tree or espaliered against a…