How to Grow Pomegranate Tree in a Pot & Container | Pomegranate Tree Care
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Growing Pomegranates in Containers is possible because it has a shallow root system compared to other fruit trees. Besides that, it doesn’t take years to fruit and in a pot, you can control its environment by shifting it indoors in cold weather. The compact size is also suitable for balconies and patios-so here are all the details on How to Grow a Pomegranate Tree in a Pot and its Care!
They are of the size of apples with a yellow to reddish-brown, pink or rich red hard shell. The heavenly taste of pomegranate fruit is unique and can’t be compared to any other fruit in the world-sweet, aromatic, juicy, and crunchy.
Other Names: Punic apple, Granatapfel, Granada, Grenade, Melograno, Melagrana, Anardana, Anar, Dadima, Fruit du, Pomme Grenade, Punica granatum, Roma, Shi Liu Gen Pi, and Shi Liu Pi
Best Dwarf Pomegranate Varieties for Pots
Nana: It grows compact, floriferous, and is considered robust and cold hardy. It grows in USDA Zones 7 to 11.
Provence: It can tolerate temperatures down to 5 F (-15 C) and can be grown in cold climates.
State fair: State fair is a manageable variety for containers. It can grow up to 1.5 m tall in USDA Zones 7 to 11.
Some popular Iranian pomegranate cultivars are Sweet Alac, Sour Alac, Sour Malas, Sweet Black, Sour Summer, Sour White Peel, Sweet Saveh, Black Peel, Sweet White Peel, Agha Mohammad Ali, Sweet Shahsavar, Robab, Yousef Khani, and Sweet Aghdaei.
Growing Pomegranates in Containers
Pomegranate plants can be propagated by cuttings or seeds from spring to summer when the temperature remains in the range of 68 F (20 C), but it is better to buy a 2-3-years old well-grafted plant from a reputed nursery or online. This way, you don’t have to wait long for fruits.
Propagation by Seeds
Buy as ripe pomegranates as possible. Separate and clean seeds from the pulp by rubbing them on a paper towel, let them dry up for a few days before sowing.
Propagation by Cuttings
Take several 8 to 10 inch-long cuttings and plant them in a well-draining potting mix. It roots easily and quickly at the ambient temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and high humidity.
Best Pot Size for Growing Pomegranates
Either start in a big pot like a wine barrel or half whiskey, large bucket or accommodate the plant in a standard 8 to 12 inches size container and gradually increase its size depending on your plant’s growth. Make sure that the pot has sufficient drainage holes at the bottom.
Requirements for Growing Pomegranates in Pots
Location
Choose the sunniest location to keep your pomegranate plant happy and healthy. The more sun it will receive, the more it will fruit. However, it also thrives in partial shade, but it makes the plant bloom and fruit lesser.
Soil
The University of Georgia states this plant grows best in loamy, sandy, and clayey soil. It is tolerant of moderately acidic to slightly alkaline soil and does best in a soil pH range of 5.5 to 7.2.
Watering
Water the plant well and keep the soil slightly moist all the time. Do not let the growing medium dry out completely. It would be best to water the plant when the topsoil feels a bit dry to the touch.
Avoid overhead watering and wetting the leaves as it will attract fungal issues.
Pomegranate Tree Care
Fertilizer
During the growing season, fertilize the plant using a liquid 8-8-8 fertilizer. You can also go for the blend formulated for citrus trees or tomatoes.
A pomegranate tree in a pot often becomes zinc deficient, indicated by yellowing leaves. To overcome this, you can spray diluted zinc solution on foliage.
Pruning
Pruning is necessary to maintain the desired shape of your pomegranate tree and encourage flowering and fruiting. It is best done after all danger of frost has passed when the tree is about to start growing in spring.
Re-potting
Repot your pomegranate tree when it becomes slightly root-bound. The right time to repot is when there are no flowers or fruits on the plant, especially when it starts its growth at the beginning of the growing season.
Diseases, Pests, and Other Problems
The pomegranate tree is not very vulnerable to pests and diseases. It is mainly attacked by fruit flies, whiteflies, and pomegranate butterflies. You’ll also need to keep an eye on mealybugs and aphids-especially during the flowering period.
Fruit crack is one problem that is common in all pomegranate varieties. It occurs due to fluctuation or lack of moisture in a substrate during fruiting.
Harvesting Pomegranate
If pomegranate is grown from seeds, fruits will begin to form from the third or fourth year. Generally, the fruit will ripen three to six months after the appearance of flowers.
Harvest pomegranate when the crust of the fruit is intense red. Cut the fruit’s stem using sharp pruning shear or knife.
Just bought a pomegranate bonsai for sunny California weather. Best pomegranate care video.
Wonderful!
My partner and I successfully managed to grow one plant from the seed. It's been well until recently and the info in the video really helped. Thanks!
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Have two almost a foot tall in small pots.
Will be changing to 8.5 of pots in about 2 weeks or less from now. They look so healthy now. I don't want to be a derelict outside the proper knowledge of pot preparation, so any easy intelligent instructive video towards this procedure would be immensely helpful and greatly appreciated. BTW, this video was a helpful start and inspiring. Thank you!
I live here in the Philippines. I have two growing pomegranates. I'm so excited that my plants will have beautiful flowers soon. Thank you for sharing some information about this plant
Best of luck!
Can you sale us cuttings ?
I have 2 pomegranate plant growing in a container. Thank you for your nice care tips about this plant.6ft tall.
I live in the extreme Southeast corner of Arizona at 4300’ elevation usda planting zone 8A. Pomegranate trees grow well here directly planted in the ground when sheltered in by buildings to block the wind. I have 10 trees I started in February growing in containers that will over winter in a unheated greenhouse. I plan on planting a few in the ground once they are 3 years old. The rest will grow in #15 nursery pots. Hoping the yield is sufficient in these tree pots? Im growing 10 trees for juice production.
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Wonderful video and channel, you won me over. My pomegranate has five fruits on it and the pot is small, can I switch into a bigger pot?
I just adopted a pomegranate tree. I’m looking to manage inside the home. Looking for more tips on doing that.
I successfully germinated 2 pomegranate seeds. i have one outdoors and 1 growing indoors. outdoor seems to be thickening her trunk whilst indoors is growing on.
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A bit contradictory on the temperatures requirements... "sheds its leaves below freezing temperatures" yet you say to keep it around 45F and not below 37F (freezing is 32F)... You say "prune after frost" yet say to keep it above freezing (can't have frost anyway if it's kept above freezing)
I have atreeniw started tofruitin a container in tropical island in the Caribbean
Growing it
Ps do they have male and female strain?
Planning in growing it
Keep us updated!
I live in South Africa Western Cape. It's Spring now by us. I Got a pomegtenste tree in a container. Now for more than a year. The is one flower on. When can I prune it.
I currently have about 6 little trees growing but I'm unsure if they are having a tough time due to the heat since I live in DFW metro 😥 I started them from seeds and they are in containers. Perhaps I should be watering them more.
Water them more at night because the extreme heat kills them
I have had my plumagram tree for over 3 years. I have moved it up three times in pot size and the tree is growing tall, but it has never flowered our beard fruit.
Wish me luck!
I put my pomegranate in direct sunlight outside after being stored in my basement with a plant light on it. The leafs have now turned dark red I read this is an indication of stress. I’m wondering if the pot itself is getting over heated and putting stress on the plants roots. I just repotted the plant last fall in a bigger container so Im not sure. Maybe it’s too much sun for it?
The sun is a lot stronger than any light. Gotta slowly introduce sunlight to avoid burns. Start with morning sun slowing moving up to afternoon sun over a month time
Just repot one to a 12 inch pot. Smaller than recommended
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My pomegranate plant is 21/2 years old. It germinated from seed. It gives lot of flowers. But fruit is not coming. All the flowers are falling, what I have to do to get fruits?
Perhaps it needs wind or insects to pollinate it? Or done by hand? I had a similar problem with a plant I grew indoors; I didn’t realize it needed wind or insects to pollinate it and get the flowers to bear fruit.
Not all varieties of pomogranate trees bear fruit. Some only grow flowers
Well I was told to keep flowers and tender fruit from falling to stay with calcium deluted in water when flowers appear then again about 20 days after. It HD worked real good with my guava tree and citric trees
Grew my pom tree from seed and it over wintered fine last 2 years but it has not come back yet this year it got colder this winter than last winter. How would I know if it died.
I purchased my first live dwarf pomegranate tree online and it’s growing beautifully here in sunny zone 10a. Lots of flowers have bloomed but no fruit yet. Flowers just die and fall off. Is this normal?
You cannot propagate from seeds once you find the right variety as the seeds are not true to the exact genetics of plant. Therefore your wrong, only cuttings will yield more of the exact plant you want
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