Raintree has a new dwarf Pomegranate.

I seen it in their new catalog.

Here is a link that might be useful: Parfianka Pomegranate

Parfianka has been rated quite favorably in a number of taste tests.
Might well be a good choice for kal, depending on where he/she is located; I have it growing here(no fruit yet - and maybe never, but I'm trialing it anyway), but was unaware of the 'dwarf' stature.

Hi everyone,

Now I am down to choosing between these two varieties: Eversweet and Sweet. Which one is the smaller tree and has the sweeter pomegrante?

i've had both in the ground for 1-2 years, & so far they're the same size. but some of the literature i've seen says eversweet is the smaller tree

Thanks bhawkins. I read that too so I got Eversweet. It is a very small tree maybe about 2 feet tall. The Sweet pomeagranate tree that I saw in the nursery is about 4 feet tall so I did not get it. Maybe I will next year. How tall are your pomegranate trees?

my one year old trees grew to 3 ft or so; my 2 year old ones are 5-6 ft. i've got about 10 poms so far, both from bare root & potted plants,, & they all grow fast here in dallas. only one that died back was a wonderfull after a warm spring & then a late sudden freeze; it was out in the open, my other poms are on the south side of my home & office.

good luck!

bob

How many poms do you have? I plan to plant my little pom tree in the ground soon. I live in northern California where we have been getting frost often lately. Hopefully it won't freeze to death. It is unusual for us to get such cold weather so often and so soon. How tall is your Eversweet?

eversweets 1 year old, its about 3ft. its one of about 10. my areas borderline for poms; a hard freeze might take them out, & the summers here are a little short so they may not ripen fully. kind of an experiment.

i've had 1 fruit from my sweet, its was great; soft seeds, much sweeter than the wonderfull & russian

Hi bhawkins,

Thanks for your info. It is really helpful. I live in northern California where the summers are hot and dry and the winters are cold and wet. We had more than 5 nights of freezing temptertures so far which is rather unusual for us. I was going to plant my Pom Eversweet today but it is raining. It will be in an area where there is no shade from the summer sun and the winter frost. So I will be experimenting with it also. Next winter, I will try to protect it from the frost like I did with my young citrus trees.

Hi bhawkins,

Thanks for your info. It is really helpful. I live in northern California where the summers are hot and dry and the winters are cold and wet. We had more than 5 nights of freezing temptertures so far which is rather unusual for us. I was going to plant my Pom Eversweet today but it is raining. It will be in an area where there is no shade from the summer sun and the winter frost. So I will be experimenting with it also. Next winter, I will try to protect it from the frost like I did with my young citrus trees.

i have a russian poom from edible landscape, 3 years old. its produced rip poms the 2nd & 3rd years. seeds are very hard though, its not my favorite to eat. some posters here say the harder the seed, the more cold hardy it is. i really like the soft seed poms.

i'm going to try one of richard ashton's poms, he's just started selling some plants. you should check out his website,
http://www.oakcreekorchard.com/

bob

I have grown all of the varieties of Poms you have mentioned. None are Dwarf and all( if left unpruned) will grow to 10 feet+. The term Ultra Dwarf is a marketing term used by a grower in the Pacific Northwest and has nothing to do with the top height of the tree. Most all trees that are either Easy Pick or Ultra Dwarf are on typical rootstocks used by most of the better growers throughout the nation. In the case of some, pruning in the field to start the canopy lower is applied. Again this does not affect the top height. Pomegranates except for the ornamental 'nana' varieties are not dwarf at all. On a bright note they all can be pruned to any size you choose.

So if pruning is the key to keep the poms short, how do you prune to start the canopy lower and not affect the top height? How tall is your Eversweet? Since mine is still small, I would like begin to do the right things to keep it at about 5 feet tall. Can I still grow it like a tree at 5 feet? Thanks.