LOS ANGELES — The first pomegranate that John Chater grasped bled crimson drops onto his tan suede shoes. The leathery hull brimmed with dark, translucent seeds bigger than his baby teeth, and ...

I live 1.5 miles from the ocean in Costa Mesa and have three pomegranate trees producing about 50 to 70 fruit per year. They are 12 feet tall, 12 feet wide and have been in the ground about 20 years.