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Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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Posted by slash-nevada NV (My Page) on Sun, Aug 26, 07 at 15:28
| all alliteration aside, what is the proper pruning of Pomegranate trees please! I have a dwarf Pom tree that is more resembling a bush right now. Do I let it grow wild for a year of two and then start shaping it? This is the second summer for this tree. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. |
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RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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Go to the Californis Rare Fruit Growers site. ( crfg.org ) You will find pomegranates in their "Fruit Facts" section. It will give you all the information you need
John |
RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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| Hello, I'm not sure what variety you have. The one that I know is dwarf is basically a small shrub and would never be prunable to a tree form. I have the most common variety called "wonderful". I let it grow as a bush for two years and then I started pruning it to tree form in the winter. It still tries to turn back to a bush and I have to keep after it but it is a pretty thing and one of the few fruiting trees I've tried that actually loves it here in Las Vegas. I would wait until winter if I where you because then you can see the form better and then I would prune out a nice multi-trunk shape out of it. Happy Gardening, Maria |
RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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| Thanks, lots of good info at the website. I will wait until winter to prune back my tree, thanks for the help Maria. |
RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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| Oops. Mine got very tall (the main shoot is at least 6' tall now!) There are two others, and they are about 2 feet tall. What should I do? |
RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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| Sshanky, It is helpful to know what kind of pomegranate you have but it doesn't sound like a dwarf if it has a shoot six feet tall. I would just leave it alone for a couple of years before trying to make the pomegranate into a tree if that is what you want to do. A lot of people leave them as bushes and they like it just fine that way. Maria |
RE: Proper pruning of Pomegranate tree.
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| I have 4 pomegranite trees 10-12 ft tall. 3 produce beautiful fruit one however located more on the west side ( the trees are lined up west-east) bares small fruit and they crack open right away. Is it lack of water? Any suggestions |
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