Big Flowering pomegranate!

[bonhe]

Hi all,
I like to share with you my pomegranate collection. I love pome because it is thriving in my area! I acquired this giant flowering pome in 5/2015. I really like flowering pome and it is rare variety at least in my area. This tree has trunk base diameter about 19" and its height is about 29".

New arrival to my garden on 5/23/15

 

[bonhe]

This morning.
It has lot of new shoot!


After pruning and wiring.


Still need lot of years to improve its image.
Bonhe

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Love it

 

[Giga]

Wow that's an impressive one! Not sure how they would do in my area but I may have scooped that up too if I saw it

 

[Geo]

Just wonderful! They thrive here too. Did you collect it by any chance? If so, any pointers about digging an old one up?

 

[bonhe]

Did you collect it by any chance? If so, any pointers about digging an old one up?

No, I didn't. However, I dug a few in the past. If you can, just try to get the rootage as much as you could, since you can make an interesting bonsai from that; otherwise, pomegranate is well tolerant with digging. You can also make a big cutting from it.
Bonhe

 

[Geo]

Thanks bonhe.

 

[bonhe]

Not at all Geo.
Bonhe

 

[aframe]

@bonhe
I am picking one up later this week. It's in a 24" box, just threw out some new shoots - you think I should pull it out of the box and spray off the root ball and repot?
It is the flowering variety as well; the tree will be developed in Lemoore, CA where they thrive in the heat and sun

 

[bonhe]

Hi Aframe,
Sorry for late reply.
If you think it is strong enough, then you can transplant it bare root in the fall time. (I guess your area doesn't have snow in the winter).
Could you create the post for your tree? I love pome.
Bonhe

 

[aframe]

Hi Aframe,
Sorry for late reply.
If you think it is strong enough, then you can transplant it bare root in the fall time. (I guess your area doesn't have snow in the winter).
Could you create the post for your tree? I love pome.
Bonhe

Sure, I'll post it when I pick it up, repot and have some images to share

 

[bonhe]

Thank you Aframe
Bonhe

 

[bonhe]

Few weeks ago. Its leaves turned yellow.


After all leaves were gone, it was pruned back to 2-3 buds depending on the area.


Possible future front.


Bonhe

 

[Geo]

Down here they do not lose their leaves. So I guess that I will just re pot in the Spring. I have had to prune back about 4 times since I took it up as a seedling in March. Probably have to prune again after Christmas.

 

[bonhe]

Hi Geo,
If it is still young, you might have to slow down the pruning to let it grow faster. The more you prune, the slower it grows.
Bonhe

 

[Geo]

Hello bonhe:
Here is the strange thing. I am about 1000 miles South of you. So that might explain it. I dug it out as a small seedling in March. It exploded with growth. The only way I can describe it. As they do, it immediately sent out many shoots from the same place on the trunk. Instead of intervening then, I let it alone. When I did decide to go for some kind of shape,I was perplexed. The tree seemed to be growing everywhere I did not want. There was some shape to the lower trunk. So I lopped everything off but the leader and one main branch. That was maybe 4 months ago.Since then I have only pruned to get some ramifying on the leader and the branch. Going for a double trunk:even though the main branch is a bit too high up the trunk.I have continued to take suckers off as well.You know how it goes. I prune a branch and within a short time buds break and want to grow just beneath that branch. At any rate,in March I started with a trunk about as thick as a shishkebab skewer.As of today, the trunk is over one inch in diameter!WTH?

 

[bonhe]

Hi Geo,
I can see it grows superfast in your area! Yes, pomegranate tends to have lot of suckers in the lower part of trunk and around the trunk base (root suckers) and water sprouts, so we have to be careful with those.
In the growing season, I had to keep remove the young suckers every few weeks for the tree to which I don't want to train its base diameter any more! For the young tree to which I still want to have its trunk base grow faster, I will let those suckers grow uncheck for few weeks before I remove them. I also use this technique for olive.
Bonhe

 

[Geo]

Thanks again,bonhe.

 

[bonhe]

It's my pleasure Geo.
Bonhe