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banana berserker
03-05-2008, 08:03 PM
Hey, how do grow a pomegranite tree from a clipping:confused:. I thought it would be something fun to try and one of my friends has a tree and I don't think he would mind if I got a piece of it!;)

Richard
03-05-2008, 09:11 PM
Hey, how do grow a pomegranite tree from a clipping:confused:. I thought it would be something fun to try and one of my friends has a tree and I don't think he would mind if I got a piece of it!;)

You'll have better success if you spell it pomegranate ;)

Take a six to eight inch cutting a bit narrower than a pencil. Remove the growth tip. Get the bottom two inches wet and lightly dust it with "Rootone" or another multi-hormone rooting compound. Put it in an 8-10 oz cup with holes punched in the bottom or a similar size Jiffy pot -- sold next to seeds in nurseries. Use commercial cactus mix or Jiffy seed starting mix for a rooting medium. Before you insert the cutting, make sure the medium is wet and use a plastic pen or similiar to make a 2.5 inch deep hole to place it in. Firm the soil around it. Put the cup in a rooting chamber, like Joe has been discussing here: http://www.bananas.org/f8/cheap-rooting-chamber-3911.html

banana berserker
03-06-2008, 09:16 AM
Sounds good, thanks!

Zac in NC
03-06-2008, 03:50 PM
Yeah, or spell it Punica granatum. It also responds to its Latin binomial. But Richard's info is correct. I would try cuttings from plants here in NC, but they are dormant at the moment, so I'd have to wait until June or July.

Zac

Richard
03-06-2008, 04:30 PM
Well thanks Zac! :)

For alternate approaches to rootings and propagation of plants in general, I give a strong recommendation to this book:
Plant Propagation, edited by Alan Toogood. The "DK Books" and the "American Home Garden" edition are exactly the same texts with a different outside and inside cover. Booksellers sometimes sell one for half the price of the other!