Pomagranate tree

Well I did it!I got a pomagranate tree.

On the finally figs thread we talked about pomagranate trees.Does anyone who has one have some advice for me?

All the fruit trees I have planted before have been in the spring.Our weather is still warm and will be for the next few weeks.I plan to transplant the tree into a bigger pot and leave it there until the spring.
Should I add anything to the potting soil?

Finally got around to sending you a DMail. If your soil is real sandy like mine. I would add a big bag of Potting Soil in the hole (like Sams Choice, etc) Wouldn't use Miracle Grow (my opinion) as it contains to much fertilizer. You should be able to plant it in the yard now. I have two different varieties. One is a Wonderful. (hasn't grown much in two years & I don't know why? The other is a Sweet and its about 6 feet tall. Had blooms yr before last but not this past year. Think the late Cold spring had a lot to do with it. Hopefully will fair better this year depending on the weather.
strangebob

Growing up my neighbor had a tree in his yard,actually it was beside his house at his driveway.Not much sun at all and the soil was sandy black.If you are from SC you know that type of soil. They had lots of fruit every year and let us kids pick them if we wanted. the tree was only maybe 10 ft tall but from what I remember produced lots of those seedey fruits.Man what good times they where.

When my tree produces fruit in a few years,you can come and pick some.

Just noticed this thread.

I think i may have been the one who talked about pomegranates with figs.

I planted two trees in the ground (full sun) , this time last year.

They were about six feet high -- and looked pretty scrawny. They both took -- one fantastically, the other just OK.

The fantastic one produced a half-dozen fruits. We picked the last one about two weeks ago. The fruits were four inches in diameter. Real nice size.

The other still has one fruit ripening. I found the reason it hadn't done so well. The guys who planted it failed to "puddle" the hole when they backfilled it. I noticed that it didn't rapidly draw down the irrigation water. I finally stuck a hose into the hole -- and bubbles rose -- and the hole settled down considerably. Now it's doing better.

Here is a photo. The tree in front is the sick one (you can see a fruit still on it) -- then there is a new grapefruit tree -- and then the better pomegranate. (behind it is a key lime -- hidden)

Here is a close-up of a fruit.

The blossoms come in April. They are spectacular.

Brad

and rick:~

You say "seedy". Actually you're supposed to chew the seeds and eat them together with the juicy pulp. And, of importance, submerge the fruit under water in abowl, in order to cut it up. that way you don't get your shirt stained.)

The new thought is that pomegranates is a magic food, giving one anti-oxidants, etcetera, etcetera.

Your trees look great.I started with a much smaller tree.It is about 2ft.tall and is still in the pot.
I will be planting it on Jan.21st my son's birthday and a great time to plant trees and shrubs here.

P.S. I wish I could correct the spelling on this thread.Every time I look at it,I get a reminder of my dismal spelling.

Good luck.

And with Spell Check -- who cares. It's like the forgotten art of doing long division and square roots.

Be well

I know how to eat the pomegranates,just cant spell.Please excuse my ignorance.I've only had one ticket in 37 years,does that mean I shouldn't drive.Love the gramar police.Flyboy did you mean to say that pomegranates are a magical fruit?

This message was edited Jan 15, 2006 11:26 PM

Rick
The spelling I was refering to is mine.Didn't you see how I spelled pomegranate as the name of this thread.

Rick:

Yes.

I think that it was a pomegranate that led Eve to get us kicked out of the Garden of Eden -- not an apple. But that's not the reason. It seems to be chock full of anti-oxidants, which are supposedly good for you.

There is a company, now called Pom, which has plunged into the pomegranate scene. It's sort of coincidental. The parent had company bought a giant tract of land for growing some of its other fruits and nuts. The boss lady in the firm ,when inspecting the site, was enthralled by the biblical connection of the "Wonderful" pomegranates already growing there -- and destined to be uprooted. She researched studies on the fruit -- and decided to hold up on tearing it out.

She pioneered additional research, and was sold. Now they produce Pom juice (in several varieties) and whole pomegranates. It has caught on! They have several web sites which extol its benefits.

The fruit on my trees are delicious. Don't know if I am any healthier -- but happy.

Be well.

:)

Pomegranates are beautiful but I give the fruit away. Would love to make jelley but I think it would be a lot of trouble. I live in Arizona where it is pretty hot all summer but live in the northern part near the river so it also gets very cold in the winter. Not much snow here but lots of freezing temperatures. I have three pomegranate trees that were here when I bought this property 8 years ago and I have not done anything to them because I dont know what should be done. They are a good 7 to 10 feet tall and I had lots of fruit on all of them but last year only one produced much and the other two not very much. Can someone tell me how to prune trees that tall and what and when do I fertelize? I am 71 years old and a small woman only 96 pounds so would probably have to hire someone to do it for me so need all the advice I can get.

I haven't done any heavy pruning, yet.

This may help -- clipped from Interner

Pomegranates can tolerate many soil types and some flooding. Pomegranates grow best on a deep, fairly heavy, moist soil at a pH range of 5.5 to 7.0. Proper watering is important in growing pomegranates because adequate soil moisture is necessary to control fruit splitting and reduce fruit drop. Fertilize young pomegranates with 1 pound of 10-10-10 in March and July. Increase the rate as the plants grow until the mature tree is receiving 3 pounds of 10-10-10 in March and July.

Most growers prefer to train pomegranates into a multiple-trunk system. Select five or six vigorous suckers and allow them to grow. Pomegranates require some pruning each year, and unneeded vigorous shoots should be removed. The short spurs on two or three-year-old wood, growing mostly on the outer edge of the tree, produce flowers. Light annual pruning encourages growth of new fruit spurs. Heavy pruning reduces yield so be careful to leave adequate fruit-bearing wood on the tree while removing branches that may cross over or interfere with growth.

Good luck

Flyboy, that "Pom" juice you were talking about taste great. I buy a bottle everytime I go into wal-mart. As far as eating the fruit whole, i'm not that crazy about them. If I had a tree I would have to buy a juicer. This is an old fashoned shrub that is beginning to become popular again.

escambiaguy~

And it's supposed to be very, very good for you.

As for eating the fruit. I section mine under water, and rub the seeds (arils) out. They're great on salads. You eat the whole seeds.

Good luck

:)

Flyboy, thank you for your help. I will fertelize in March and do the much needed pruning after I have picked the fuit this fall. That is the correct time isnt it?

robin~

Right.

Enjoy.

The blossoms will be beautiful.

:)