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What it has really given you is 36 pomegranate plants... No I have no idea where I'll put 36 pomegranate plants.. I'll probably take another round of cuttings next year...
When life gives you six pomegranate plants...
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I hope you got the dwarf variety other wise your gonna need more land.
The pomegranate can range from a dwarf shrub of 3 feet to a tree of 20 to 30 feet. The average size of a standard pomegranate shrub is 12 to 16 feet tall with a round shape.
The pomegranate can range from a dwarf shrub of 3 feet to a tree of 20 to 30 feet. The average size of a standard pomegranate shrub is 12 to 16 feet tall with a round shape.
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These are all mid sized in the 8-12' range with a suggested planting interval of 10'. Yeah I have no idea where to put all of these hah. You can of course prune them.
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I haven't had a pomegranate since the fifth grade, back in 1954... back then they were $0.05 each at the local store across the road from my elementary school... inflation has moved them to way beyond my budget now.
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I’ll take two. How long before they fruit, I may not have that long
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I’ll take two. How long before they fruit, I may not have that long
I dunno in this case hah. When I had one in AZ it fruited the second year but that was from a 5g plant, not these tiny things. it was also a bit more southern style plant which I ?think? might fruit faster. These are a "cold hardy" variants (Ukrainian/Russian) that's supposed to be good to low zone 7 which in theory we're ok for. I've had the parents of this batch for 2 years, I got them as tiny cuttings and have been babying them up in pots until they were big enough to propagate out so I wouldn't have to risk my root stock for in the ground plants right away. I'm going to baby these up in pots over winter, and do another batch in the spring then start putting them in "likely looking" places.
Cheaper to buy a couple plants at this point, although I've gotten them on sale occasionally. I also get some pomegranate molasses from one of the middle eastern stores in the big city and it can add a lot of nice tart flavor to some things (example: https://www.themediterraneandish.com/fesenjan-persian-pomegranate-walnut-stew/, there's also a rhubarb variant I'm fond of https://food52.com/recipes/20926-khoresh-eh-rivas-persian-rhubarb-stew although it's best fresh as the leftovers acquire an unappetizing grey hue they still taste great).