Abstract: ‘Hongyushizi’ is a new variety with full colored peel selected from the mutant of Punica granatum ‘Yushizi’. The average fruit mass, 100-grain mass, soluble solid content and juice content of ‘Hongyushizi’ increased 33.4%, 16.8% , 2.7% and 3.0% respectively in the comparison with that of ‘Yushizi’. The seed hardness of‘Hongyushizi’ is 3.31 kg/ cm². The soft2seeded variety is productive and had a high resistance to the diseases caused by Iythia versoniana Sau. and Cercospra punicae P. Henm. The fruit of‘Hongyushizi’matures in late Sep-tember in the mid-area in Anhui province.

Key words: Pomegranate, Soft-seeded, Variety