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Old 03-25-2008, 12:05 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Pomegranates

Congratulations! Plant it in a location where the amount of heat it receives spring through fall is maximized. Too much humidity (incl. rain) in the late summer and early fall can damage fruits of many pomegranate varieties. Treat it like a fruit tree -- e.g., apricot. However, it will grow like a bush. Fed it proportionately less. It can be trained to grow in most any shape. One of my neighbors has them in her front yard pruned like patio trees. I prefer mine trained like an apricot tree scaled down to half size in all directions. Untrained it will grow into a bush 15 feet high and wide. Pomegranate plants usually produce many suckers at the base. Control these the best you can. As for the type you have, we'll know more with pictures of flowers, summer leaf coloration, and fruit inside and out.

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