As far as I have read, the dwarf "Nana" Poms are ornamentals. The fruits are cute, but too small to do anything with.

But, it is easy to keep a regular Pom under control. They flower and fruit on new growth, so take well to pruning.

My largest one, a Vietnam Pom, is about 7' by 7', in the ground. All my others (I have at least 10 more)are well under 5' tall. Bay Laurel Nursery sells a seedless variety that I bought last year. I'm hoping for fruits from it this year.

Poms grow easily from cuttings. So don't spend a lot of $$ for one, unless it is rare, like the seedless one.

Poms do well in containers too. They are terrific shrubs and are very beautiful!

Lisa

Hi Heather,
I have a dwarf pom in my garden. It hasn't producted fruit yet so I don't know how they taste but I love the plant itself! I had it in a container for a while and finally deciding on a spot for it in the ground. It gets morning sun until about 11am and shade the rest of the day. Since I put it in the ground (about 8 months ago), it tripled it's size and constantly have pretty red flowers growing.
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Thanks to you both! I'm not sure whether or not it will produce good fruit, but thought it may be worth the risk for only $5 for a pot. As you say, it makes a pretty ornamental either way. The fruit is described as "edible" and full of vitamin C, but I can't find anyone who has eaten the fruit from one and found it to be "delicious".

Thanks for your thoughts!

Heather

Lisa you got mail.
Marilyn (gardenfreak)

Hi Heather,

I have eaten some and they are good.
Not nearly as good as a store bought one though.
But the flowers are so pretty and the plant so hardy, I'll keep it.

Mine has stayed quite small for a few years now.
And flowers a lot!

I've planted some pomegranate seeds. Two dwarf ones, one is in a pot and the other in the ground and two regular ones also one in the ground and the other in a pot. They are nice looking plants and have been blooming but are probably still way too young to produce fruit.

I have one that is a dwarf but must be the "Nana" Lisa is talking about as it's fruit isn't edible. But it is a lovely flowering plant and even the fruit is pretty. :o) It is at least ten years old.

I ought to call the nursery that sells this pomegranate. It is the "Nana", but they say that the fruit is edible. Maybe they are using the term "edible" loosely. "Edible" doesn't mean "good".

Thanks for the input!

Heather

I have one potted with 1 fruit on it. The fruit isn't very red yet so I haven't touched it or tasted it yet to judge whether it is really edible or not. When are these things supposed to ripen? anyone knows how long before they get that really red color? It's been on the plant for at least 2-3 months now if I'm not mistaken.

I have had a dwarf pomegranate for a little over a year now. It produced only three fruits last year, although it had many flowers. The flowers bulge at the bottom and become round and turn into the fruit that was about 2X the size of a golf ball. Sorry, I haven't tried eating one yet so I can't comment on the taste. I will say though that it is very attractive to me as a small shrub and I have absolutely no regrets about buying and planting one in my yard.

Mine is "Nana" too.
As I said they are edible and not bad, but not nearly as good as a store bought pom.

Do you need 2 plants to pollinate the flowers?

Linda no you only need one.