In hyperkalemia, the level of potassium in blood is too high. A high potassium level has many causes, including kidney disorders, drugs that affect kidney function, and consumption of too much supplemental potassium. Usually, hyperkalemia must be severe before it causes symptoms, mainly abnormal heart rhythms.
The pomegranate grows naturally as a tree 20 to 30 feet high, although commercially available cultivars grow as dense, bushy shrubs or small trees from 6 to 15 feet tall.
Pomegranates are also long-lived. There are specimens in Europe that are known to be over 200 years of age. The vigor of a pomegranate declines after about 15 years, however. Foliage: The pomegranate has glossy, leathery leaves that are narrow and lance-shaped.