Pommegranate In Development

[BobbyLane]

I took these Punica cuttings last season from a small stump growing in my allotment...all 3 have produced roots, with one surprising me with a pretty decent radial spread.
Ive potted them up in a shallower container on top of a plastic tile, with a view to building a 3 tree clump...
Long term project, id like much more height eventually

 

[BobbyLane]

I removed the weakest one, the two left are absolutely thriving. This will potentially be a twin trunk tree. The trunks are quite firmly rooted now and the branches are thickening nicely. Lots of branches to work with.

just a bush

 

[BobbyLane]

These cuttings have rooted well, I'll update at leaf drop

 

[BobbyLane]

I did a little styling on this twin trunk.
Will allow it to grow freely next season...
There's plenty of branches to choose from on this tree...The ones I may not need ive just cut short for now, I can change my mind down the line if need be



Future virtual

 

[pandacular]

Fantastic root growth! What were they potted on?

Do you have an idea for a final height? I.e, how tall is the apex in that virt?

 

[BobbyLane]

Fantastic root growth! What were they potted on?

Do you have an idea for a final height? I.e, how tall is the apex in that virt?

The cuttings were planted on a piece of plastic inside a training pot in Cat litter. Its pretty good root development for a season. I'd like the tree to be around 12in even pushing 15in if the proportions look right, I dont see why not though.
There was a third cutting at the back that didnt make it, since they root so easily I could take another cutting from the mother tree and stick it in the background, we'll see. This will be like a twin trunk tree I see in the parks around here.

 

[BobbyLane]

So here's a twin trunk Elm I had, here it must of been over 15in and the proportions looked quite good I think,
IMG_5929 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

Here it was a bit shorter at around 10 to 12in.
The Pommygranate will have better taper
IMG_7761 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

 

[BobbyLane]

Still early days, starting to fill out though. The branches are quite brittle I find on this species, not pliable enough for intricate bends, I find subtle movements work best. I think the species is a great candidate for clip n grow, these do twig up well and become very dense...