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Hi, can anyone tell me the right time to plant out pomegranate trees? My daughter has one in a pot, and the leaves are changing colour. Not sure if this is because it is dropping its leaves in a natural way (in Jan???) or because it is pot-bound and suffering. Thanks so much

Time: 5th January 2012 4:43pm

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snottiegobble says...
lestabeads, generally the best time is during the winter because pomegranates are deciduous, but it sounds like yours is dropping its leaves prematurely because it is stressed. I suggest keeping the pot in a plastic tray & feeding your tree diluted seasol making sure the tray never dries out. This should tide you over till early winter when you can plant out after untangling the roots & trimming a few back.

Time: 5th January 2012 6:05pm

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amanda says...
I purchased one just recently and it's bound - only took 2 days to dry right out (and the 'soil' is water repellant also) :-(

I am about to re-pot into a 'proper' tree sack (it's fairly tall and in a smallish black plastic bag)

Not impressed for a $42 named variety from over east, myself.

(ps - not Daleys - Flemmings and purchased from a Perth nursery)

Time: 6th January 2012 12:40am

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BJ says...
Out of just about every tree, I'd fuss the least over the Pom. They are generally as tough as cowboy hats. they may prefer being transplanted while dormant, but I've shifted them around in summer, left them exposed for a few days and replanted in crap, and they've come back like nothings happened. If its suffering in a pot and you have space to plant it out, then its worth a shot.

Time: 6th January 2012 9:14am

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MaryT says...
Buyers beware, Amanda! I always buy direct online from the nursery - Daleys of course - because I don't have a car and Daleys' trees always come in tip top condition and after sales services are excellent. I paid $50 for a cumquat once from a Manly nursery because a friend took me and I lost my head - this was about 4 years ago and the tree has not flowered once.

Time: 6th January 2012 12:02pm

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Mike says...
My 2 Wonderfuls look good but have never fruited or flowered as I suppose the are Mediterranean adapted.I saw the plainer coloured but very tasty ones in thailand that are tropical but sadly we don't have any tropical types in Australia.
It is easy to pay too much for trees. The asking price for durians,longkong,rambutans,mangosteens and some other tropicals is typically much higher than other fruit trees.

Time: 7th January 2012 12:14am

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au0rey says...
Mike, I thought pomegranate trees will flower and fruit in Cairns. Back in my Asian country when young, the pomegranate trees fruited like mad.

I have a pomegranate tree too but not sure of variety and age. It is slightly taller than my fence now and for the first time this season, it had a lot of flowers (1st year we moved in no flowers, 2nd year 2 flowers no fruit). It has about 4-5 developing fruits now. It did get bad white fly attack for two seasons prior to this and I treated with pyrethrum.

Time: 8th January 2012 9:59am

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MaryT says...
Mike it takes a while for novices to realise that we pay "too much" for nursery plants but no choice if one has no knowledge or skills of propagation and care of plants. Time is another factor. TV shows demonstrate 'how' to do things but never 'why'. I know many "experienced"gardeners who just move and replace plants for decades like they are ornaments and I guess for them, they are. Just for looks.

Time: 8th January 2012 10:19am

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Mike says...
Au0rey that was my complaint that no tropical ones like in India to SE Asia are in australia just the temperate types.It is the same story for many fruit types.
Mary T it is worth propagating those types that are best from seedlings,cuttings and even marcotting at home because of their cost.Some can't be done some are difficult and therfore expensive but some like rambutan are easy to marcot and still very expensive.Grafting is a worthwhile skill to develop for the enthusiast.

Time: 8th January 2012 7:46pm

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MaryT says...
I reckon I'll have a go at grafting; that would give me more varieties in the small space I have. Thanks Mike.

Time: 8th January 2012 8:27pm

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amanda says...
Hope I don't have a dud MaryT :( Although Flemings is a very big 'going concern' ? I have enjoyed experimenting with these fruits in my cooking too - the new varieties are so lovely.

I'd like one that doesn't have the hard seed inside? Anyone know which varieties are good for this?

I am stunned that the ONLY fruit I have been able to buy in the shops comes from California..?? That's just crazy when we have excellent pomegranate growing conditions here in Aust? :-(

Time: 10th January 2012 10:47am

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MaryT says...
They have them in the supermarkets in Sydney. Vendors sell them like 'poppers' somewhere (I forget)- roll them on a hard surface then pop a straw in!

Time: 10th January 2012 2:46pm

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amanda says...
Just picked up "Mollar de Elche" (Spanish) - supposedly the worlds sweetest pomegranate..? :) Only $16 in Bunno's compared to $42 for my "Wonderful" from an independent Nursery (Both from Flemings Nurseries and same size)...hmnnn...??

It's already got a flower too.

Love the idea of the poppers MaryT!? They should go well - now they have been labelled a "super food"...I just like them becuase I like cooking Middle Eastern food - but the arials also look stunning in salads etc, and have a really nice taste balance too? I ahve become very partial to them.

In hindsight (of course) I could have had good business at the farmers market with just pomegranates, passionfruit, blueberries and W.Indian limes...and no fruit fly issues to worry about.

Hindsight truly is 20/20 after all... ;-)


Time: 19th January 2012 6:42pm

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MaryT says...
That's Economics I - demand and supply doing its thing! Good thing you picked up "Mollar de Elche" before it becomes as popular as "Wonderful"! Does it have soft seeds, Amanda?

Time: 20th January 2012 12:17pm

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amanda says...
Too true MaryT ;) Don't know about the seeds - doesn't say :( Fingers crossed! I think I will just keep collecting them from now on...lol.

Time: 20th January 2012 12:29pm

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db says...
Hi Amanda,

I'm also looking for "Mollar de Elche" - Spanish but I could not find it here in Brisbane.. Do u mean Bunnings when u mentioned above 'Bunno'? Bunnings store here has 2 varieties of Pomegranate but none has proper label on it (it only says Pomegranate without mentioning its variety), so I don't know what variety it is.. One of them comes in square pot($20) and they already have flowers, I wonder what variety it is.

If possible, can you please upload the picture of label and your plant? Thanks

Time: 23rd January 2012 9:00am

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amanda says...
Hi db - yes Bunnings :) Here is the label...I will post a pic of the plant after my morning coffees ;-) FLemings is over your way - so I am certain that your Bunnings would order this plant in for you. Just tell them we get it here in Perth - so why not!?
I only got this last week - 1st time I have seen a "named" Pom in Bunnos - so maybe they will hit your shelves soon too...
Good luck! I am quite excited about taste testing this one in the future! I love the arials on a salad...the flavour go great and they look gorgeous hey..?
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Time: 23rd January 2012 11:21am

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db says...
Thanks a lot Amanda for ur reply.. I'll check in local Bunnings here if I can order it..

Time: 23rd January 2012 11:57am

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amanda says...
(Here is the plant pic db - just in case u need it)
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Time: 23rd January 2012 1:34pm

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db says...
Wow, its a quite bit one for $16 and with flower too, nice.. I just hope I can get one here soon..

Time: 23rd January 2012 1:52pm

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John says...
Hi Amanda I was looking at some poms in Bunnings about a week ago and saw the above ones you mentioned. They looked great and for about $16 sounded cheap. The only reason I did not buy one was because the label on the pot had a different nursery. Which was the same as the other different fruit plants around it and then in the back I saw some older stock but thses just had normal pommie tags on them. So I just wasnt sure if somebody had stuck false tags on them or are they the same nursery. I had been in there a week before and they had Gooseberries but the plant was a Cape gooseberry not what the pic was showing.

Time: 23rd January 2012 3:18pm

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amanda says...
Yea John..there's no way to tell the difference either (that I know of..) The barcode on the pot says: Fruit Punica and Touchwood Nursery..?

I would be happy to get mine from Daleys if I lived over that way...the shipping costs are just too much for me here though.

Sometimes in Bunno's I see a lonely passionfruit rootstock sticking out of a pot, for sale. It's a bit poor when your Nursery staff can't tell the difference...

Time: 23rd January 2012 3:58pm

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John says...
Yes its not so easy to find plants readily over here. I always like looking in the discount section as you never know what treasures there are.

Time: 24th January 2012 12:09pm

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Db says...
Yesterday I saw 'Dwarf Spanish' variety of pomegranate plant in Bunnings here, even though it is 'dwarf' description also says it can grow upto 4m which is the case with any pomegranate I guess. Leaves of this dwarf were much smaller than any other varieties and plant looked like bonsai tree, lots of flowers as well, description says fruits r edible, that Bunnings also has their regular unnamed variety which is just ornamental so this one is surely different n I think new addition. Is anyone growing dwarf spanish variety n have more info abt it like how is the fruit etc?

Time: 20th March 2012 8:50am

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Db says...
Anyone knows this dwarf Spanish variety?

Time: 20th March 2012 6:25pm

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amila says...
I have a flowering pomegranate tree. 5-8 flowers were set at a time, but small fruits falling before maturity. What can I do for solve that?

Time: 23rd December 2015 9:19pm

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live-in-upwey says...
Growing a pomegranate tree that produces fruit requires time and the proper conditions. During its first three years, a young, newly planted tree is unlikely to bear usable fruit, although it may have small fruits that drop before they reach maturity. As the tree matures, it will begin to produce fruit that matures on the tree; generally, fruit needs about six or seven months on the tree to be ready for picking. A pomegranate is mature when it makes a tinny, metallic sound when tapped with a finger. A ripe pomegranate should never be pulled off a branch, since this may damage the fruit and possibly the tree's bark. Rather, use scissors or clippers to cut the small stem that attaches the fruit to the tree.

Time: 28th December 2015 8:47pm

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