Everything looks so good and healthy! I really need to get over to your house so that I can see it in person.

Kara

It looks better in the pictures as I don't photo the abundant weeds:)

I wanted to list the pomegranate varieties received...if they do well they will need a publicist as the names are less than catchy....

Afganski

Azadi

Desertnyi

Gissarskii Rozovyi

Grenada

Nikitski ranni

Parfyanka

Sakerdze

Salavatski

Shirin Zigar

Sin-Pepe

Vkusnyi

Hey BR,
When I come to pick my poms up, I want you to pronounce each named variety so I won't make any errors in my pronunciation of those names.

(I'm giving you a heads-up so you can practice)
Lou

Sounds like a bad Russian mob list.

Lou,

I will work on that:)

Wes,

The Dr. Levin that collected them is Russian so that explains the names lol. A lot of them were collected from Turkmenistan I have not had a chance to research each one yet but it is on my list of things to do.

Hello everyone, I'm new to Fl & am wondering how you arrange to get some of these Poms. I want to plant at least 3/4. But I really have the bug & know that I will go waaay overboard.LOL So far I have two small gardens planted. Started too late, but coming from Pa, it's still early for me. We just had our onion snow. I have enjoyed reading all of the posts.
Florence

Hello Ben lady and welcome. What part of PA do you come from? Far as the poms they come from the University of Florida. They are free though they request a donation of $6 per plant to further their research which is very reasonable. I don't know if it is too late to get in on the plants or not. I ordered mine last November and the first day to pick them up was Monday. If you email me at bamboo_rabbit@hotmail.com I will be happy to give you the Dr's email address.

My Russian #8 Pomegranate in bloom

My Wonderful Pomegranate in bloom

The sky was overcast and it got very dark just before it rained, I will re-take the pictures tomorrow.

Lou

Sorry BEANlady.

Lou they look great, going to be awhile before the new guys are that size.

BR,
Around three years ago these started as the little sticks like the new ones we just got. You can see they pushed up a lot more sticks from the bottom, so not to worry. That is why they wanted us to plant them 7 feet apart, they fill in quite fast and these are still in buckets.

Lou

Mine are going in the ground today so I hope the deer will leave them alone.

Pom pictures from this morning.
The Wonderful Pom (it's quite tall)

A closeup of a bloom on the Wonderful Pom Tree

The shorter Russian #8 Pom with it's blooms

The Dwarf Pom with blooms

It is harder to see all the blooms in the pictures, but these pom bushes are loaded with them.

Lou

That's so cool that you can get those. I never knew you could get them from UF.

Very interesting. Maybe I can get in on that next year. I have one pom tree which I planted 3 years ago and I think it has been mostly frost-killed to the trunk each winter. I don't think it has flowered yet either.

BR, your location looks pretty good, low enough that the perennials get to some moisture but not low enough to flood?

Those look amazing! And I'm in Floral City too, so I'm glad to see some other locals. :) Maybe if I pay enough attention here I can eventually have a successful garden, lol!

Lou,

in that last picture how old is that pom?

Pnbrown,

We never flood or at least have not in the 25 years this neighborhood has existed, or so the neighbors tell me. By law if the water gets too high they open the flood control gates and flood the river.

The water table is about 5 feet down in the front yard and I am sure the sand wicks some moisture up though not sure how far down you would have to dig to hit moist sand.

BR, I love all of your photos! The water in the background is beautiful. Lake? Those berries look good.

Carol

BR,
The Dwarf pom I've had 5 years, the Wonderful I've had 4 years and the Russian #8 I've had it for 3 years. (and they still are in 5 gallon buckets) They all three were sent bare root at approximately the size of our new UF poms. The poms will try to bear fruit rather young even when small. We should see some blooms on them next spring (depending on the weather) but I would pick them off to put power into growth much like we do for BB plants.

Lou

I drove through Inverness the other day - don't think I have seen it before.

Water table 5 feet down! Hard to imagine up here in the deep, deep sand.

Love the yard,

It is part of the Tsala Apopka chain of lakes and they go for miles.

PN,

We had a pool put in shortly after we bought the house and when they dug the hole they had to leave a pump in the excavation that ran 24/7 to control the water. The pool was 6 feet (in the deep end) so the water 5 feet down is about right.

Are poms self pollinating? I would love to have some, but I don't know how many I could fit in my yard if they need at least 7 feet each.

Yes they are self pollinating. You can leave them as a shrub which is the natural form or prune them in to more of a tree shape. They also make an excellent hedge which is what I did with them.

Your pomegranate trees look beautiful! Please post more pics when they start blooming/fruiting. I bought one the other day, it's about 4' tall, and the top leaves are reddened, I think maybe a new burst of growth? Not sure at all about seasons since it's my first Pom.