Pomegranite Tree

Anyone out there got one in their garden??? They are supposed to be hardy enough to cope with south coast winter, so I'm told..... What do you think?? I quite like the look of these, as they flower all summer (or do they in the UK???)

Thanks

 

I presume you mean the dwarf pomegranate HB, it can survive mild winters, I sure some here have grown it outside. The edible fruiting pomegranate is more frost tender and heat loving so it may not been a success unless in the greenhouse but it is a large shrub/tree and needs room.

 

HB, I have the dwarf pomegranate amd I also grow the real one, so to speak.
The dwarf one is hardy here in Kent and likewise the real one.
The dwarf, flowers for me from July onwards, if you remove the fruits, if you let them form, it stops.
Never had any flowers on my ones grown from pips, but then I do grow them as a low hedge, which would probably stop flowering anyway.

 

I've got a pomegranate raised from seed out of the fruit some 4 years ago. It's now about 3 feet high and across and flowered for the very first time a couple of months ago. Apart for the first month or so of its life, it has never been indoors. It seems very hardy and is in one of the most exposed spots in the garden. This year it has made significant growth and based upon ones I've grown in the past, it has reached the point where it will make significant growth over the next few years.

 

Dave, do you think it will bear fruit?

 

I've seen one growing in a garden around here that has some quite large fruit on, I think it must be the real thing, but judging by the size of the fruit at the moment I cant see it ripening before the first frost.

 

Hello!!!!

I'm not really that bothered by the fruit, but it could be a novelty factor. I was mainly drawn by the flowers in the picture. When you say dwarf, what size does it get to? (didn't realise there were different kinds!! Doh!!)

 

It will grow as big as you let it really, I think dwarf really refers the the fruit, although the plant maybe a bit more spreading as opposed to tree like.
If you keep it in a pot it will stay compact but planted out it can get quite large and spreading.
A good prune in winter keeps them to a manageable size.

 

Excellent - thanks!!!

 

HB. THE POMERGRANATE FRUIT HAS A LOT OF HEALING QUALITIES.

 

I've no doubt it would (I pinched the flowers off as they faded), but they need a very long growing period to reach maturity plus lots of hot sun for the sugars to develop. Rather like trying to persuade the larger fruited oranges to develop out of doors, the sugars cannot form at low temperatures so the fruits are likely to remain inedible. I'm growing it for its considerable ornamental qualities and don't expect to be picking anything unless we start getting temperatures of around 20C continuing into December.

 

dave may be in a 100 years time