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dwarf pomegranites

16 years ago

Hi, I was thinking of planting some dwarf pomegranite seeds in container to keep, like indoor plant but I need to how long will it take for the dwarf pomegranites to flower, hopefully not as long as the seeds from a pomegranite I bought from the store, that is 3 years old and still hasen't flowered. So I need to know how long will it take for a dwarf pomegranite to flower from seed.

Thanks

Tasty

Comments (11)

  • 16 years ago

    Hello Tasty,
    Hmmm. I don't know too much about pomegranites but chances are even with the seeds coming from a dwarf pomegranite they will still take a long time to flower and fruit. This dis cussion a had come up just a little while ago. Someone else had wanted to grow lychee from seed and the consesus was that it would take years. Have you checked any of the online sources for this? I am not saying that you can't plant the seeds but I don't want to see you discouraged because it doesn't flower for 5 years. Also you should know that the fruit may not be as good as you hope. Are you growing any other tropicals? I think I remember you asking about growing a condo mango, do I have the right person? Well good luck with your seeds. You could check out Pine,Top, or maybe Nippa. Ebay will probobly have it too!
    Andrew

  • 16 years ago

    I think Poms are supposed to be easy to root as cuttings. Maybe try to find some cuttings instead. That would probably cut down on the time you have to wait for frlowers.

  • 16 years ago

    Tasty,
    Pomegranates usually begin to flower and fruit from the 2nd to 4th year from seed. Under optimal conditions they can flower after the 1st year. The fact that it is from a dwarf plant does not mean it will fruit any faster. That does not mean that it will not though. These plants tend to not come true to type from seed so you might not even end up with a dwarf plant if that was your goal. As jsvand said these plants do grow very easily from cutting and that is the usual way it is propagated. You will also get the same variety you are intending to grow and it will usually flower within 1-3 years from cutting.

  • 16 years ago

    Tasty,
    Nipa has 1 gallon dwarf pomegranite trees for 19.99. I checked there site and they are out of stock right now, but I checked availability on something else and was emailed and told that they will have there trees restocked by spring. From what I have heard they have really nice trees.
    Andrew

  • 16 years ago

    Hi andrew where is Nipa located? hopefully in Canada

  • 16 years ago

    Sorry Tasty its also in Florida. You could visit there site. Make sure you add hut and nursery when you google it. We are not allowed to put entire names together.
    Andrew

  • 16 years ago

    Hi, Andrew I contacted them and they won't ship im so sad why does Canada have stupid things restricted makes me so angry

  • 16 years ago

    Tasty,
    That stuff happens here too! My parents went to Hawaii years ago and I asked them to bring me back a plumeria. I got lucky! The ended up at a nursery in Maui that had the2m packaged and certified for travel to the mainland. I would not have been able to get one if they had not stopped at that nusery. The cost was outrageous too! They paid $30.00 for a rooted 12" cutting! Not cheap, so I do know what you are talking about. I seem to remember an old post that I came across and someone from Canada was growing tropicals that they got from a nursery in Canada. You should search here for tropical fruit growers in Canada. Then if you find any you can email them and find out how and where they got there trees. Might be worth a shot, happy hunting!

  • 16 years ago

    Tasty,
    Go to the search engine here and type in Any tropicaleque growers in Canada. I just went over some of the responses and some are growing citrus, fig, and musa basjoo. That should be a start at least.
    Andrew

  • 16 years ago

    Dwarf Pomegranates are mostly ornamental just so you know. they are very seedy fruit.

    i have a wonderful growing i transplanted before our cold spell and it lost all its leaves. starting to get some new growth

    heres a buddha hand citron flower and fruit i snapped today too


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  • 16 years ago

    I got my dwarf poms from Logee's as 4" container plants, rooted cuttings, and they bloomed within a year. I have over a dozen fruit on my plant right now. It produces almost year-round. Fruit get roughly the size of a tennis ball. Taste is not like a regular one, but still not bad on salads. We crush the seeds in a plastic bag and make a nice pomegranate vinaigrette dressing.

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