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Pomegranate Tree
For many, planting a pomegranate tree in their backyard is something on their “to-do” list. Having a wonderful and health beneficial pomegranate tree can be a great thing.
However, if you are planning on planting a pomegranate tree, take notice that the tree is best grown in hot, Mediterranean climates. Fortunately, you don’t need a large amount of space for a pomegranate tree. These usually tend to grow about 4 or 5 meters high and are ideal for a small backyard.
If you have some free time or love gardening and taking care of your plants, then a pomegranate tree might well be for you. While growing this tree may not be difficult compared to other plants, it does require maintenance and care. Keep an eye on your pomegranate tree and take out dead stems… pruning around the end of the cold season.
The branches of the pomegranate tree are not short. They should grow in an downward arch. Keeping the pomegranate tree free of fruit flies and pests is a bit of work as well, but its worth all the care in the end.
Two great reasons to consider planting a tree: For the health benefits of the pomegranate fruit or because the tree looks wonderful and is a great natural decor to your backyard.
Plant trees 6 to 8 feet apart. Dig a hole larger than the planting container. Break up the soil around the planter. Place the container in the hole so that the top of it is sitting roughly at ground level. Fill in the space around the planting container…then pile it up higher and pack it down to get rid of gaps and air holes. Hopefully, the tree will produce fruit in the second year. Pick the fruit off immediately and let the tree put all its energy into growth rather than production.
You’ll know when the tree has not yet reached fruit-bearing maturity because, until then, it will flower and then drop the flowers instead. Pomegranates ripen in the fall (between early August and late September). When the fruit has reached full color, pick one off and open it up. If there are fully-colored seeds and juice inside…then it’s reached ripeness.
common misspellings: pomagranate, pomegranat, pomegranite, pomegrante, pomegrenate, pomengranate, pomerantz, pommegranite, pomogranate
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what kind of fertilizer do i use for a pomagranat tree
According to the University of Arizona’s “Backyard Gardener”:
“Nitrogen fertilizer can enhance fruit quality and plant vigor. Young trees should receive about two pounds of 8-8-8 or similar analysis fertilizer in November and March. Mature trees can use twice this amount applied at the same times.”
Im three months pregnant and I’ve been craving pomegranates fruit like crazy, where can I find them?? In California.
Your best bet is probably a “Whole Foods”-style store. Good luck with the cravings!
my trees produce large double blossoms and then they drop leaving few or no fruit, what can i do ?
Donalene,
You might find some help on this in this interesting thread:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/calif/msg0610583322787.html
Good luck!
I have several pomegranate trees that I have grown from seed in Miami, Fl. They are approximately two years old. They have always been grown in pots as I do not yet have a yard (36 in pot), and are approximately 6ft tall currently. The plants are healthy and continually have new growth (limbs) on them. How long can I continue to grow them in pots before they have negative health consequences?
We have a very mature Pomegranite tree in our back yard. It produces plenty of fruit every year but the fruit is VERY bitter. Does anyone know if there is anything we can do to help the tree produce a sweeter tasting fruit?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
where is the pomegranate tree found?????
When starting from a seed, how long does it take for a tree to produce fruit?
my mother had a tree in her backyard, she wanted the pom cut down. the limb scraped her sons arm, he ended up at the emergency room . was told the pom tree is poisonous. is this true?
we love pomagrants love the trevi girls!!!!
J-E-A!!!
I got a pomegranate tree today at Lowes! I am very excited! Not sure where I want to plant it in the yard yet. Would it be okay to live it in a big pot for the summer? What time of year should I start seeing fruit on the tree?
I live in the northenmost tip of Qatar. I planted a pomegrante tree about a year or so ago and it hasn’t grown at all! the leaves are still green but there hasn’t been any visible growth. The climate in Qatar is very hot, humid in summer and mild in the winter (no frost). Is this the wrong climate for the tree? I am very near Iran where these trees have been successfully cultivated for thousands of years. What should I do?
I brought a house with a pomegranate tree. It grew very pretty but the fruit has black spots and will not get ripe on the inside. it is very close to the house.are the roots damaged by being to close. I can’t eat them at all.
if you want to sweeten you pomgrt trees fruit add sugar when u eat it
you can grow any tree in a pot if you feed it and to make it bloom feed it 20 20 20 bloom booster evey three months.the pot will split after awhile then give it a bigger pot .this can go on several years with plenty of fruit
CAN I GROW POMAGRANATE TREES IN HOUSTON TEXAS ?
how to prevent bloom drop of pomegranate trees
where is the pomegranate seed found I want to sweeten fruit when they reap fruit body is green color not red fruit seed is soft
I just planted my first pomegrannate tree. What pests do I look for besides the Leaf Footed Bug and how do I get rid of them all? In the past we have been given pomegrannates from a friend, so we make jelly with the fruit. I have a good jelly receipe if anyone wants it. Just prepare to be in old clothes when you make the jelly as it is very messy and stains do not come out to my knowledge.
I would like to grow pomegranate trees in a garden that it`s soil has EC about 1.7 to 3.7 & PH about 7.5 to 8.5 .
what can i do ?
thank you very much .
how long does it take before a pomegranate tree produces?