61 responses |
About the Author Cat3 Perth 13th September 2007 7:51am #UserID: 300 Posts: 1 View All Cat3's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Correy says... A pomegranate tree will usually grow to around 3-7m if left to it's own devices. Their flowers are very big and pretty and the fruit looks like something out of another era. If you wanted to keep it smaller then you have 2 options 1 is root restriction to do this just grow your pomegranate in a pot. The second is pruning. Like most fruit trees they love to be pruned and you can keep it quite small this way. I am often amazed at the popularity of the Pomegranate at Daleys we have had people pay extraordinary freight just for this one tree because they don't seem to be able to get them anywhere else and to them it is worth it because they really love this plant. Here is a list of the different varieties: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/pomegranate.htm It is usually the Pomegranate Wonderful that is most popular
| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 13th September 2007 8:46am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
About the Author melbourne, victoria 16th March 2009 2:41pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author paulaf1 SE Queensland 18th March 2009 7:51am #UserID: 2568 Posts: 51 View All paulaf1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author davea1 Wollongong 19th May 2009 9:59pm #UserID: 2351 Posts: 1 View All davea1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author juanita melbourne 20th May 2009 1:31am #UserID: 702 Posts: 122 View All juanita's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Leighanne Redcliffe 13th January 2010 7:49pm #UserID: 3243 Posts: 1 View All Leighanne's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author 14th January 2010 10:20am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 14th January 2010 5:12pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Kerry B Waroona wa 31st January 2010 12:28am #UserID: 3315 Posts: 3 View All Kerry B's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Kalindi adelaide 31st January 2010 8:33am #UserID: 3163 Posts: 6 View All Kalindi's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author kyp adelaide 4th July 2010 9:47pm #UserID: 2691 Posts: 4 View All kyp's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author kyp adelaide 4th July 2010 10:11pm #UserID: 2691 Posts: 4 View All kyp's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
allybanana says... If it has only been in a year and you get most of the roots i dont think a heavy prune will be neccecary they are tough(others may disgree i have only transptanted cuttings that have rooted and found next to no transplant shock)if you are concerned you have damaged the roots to much, perhaps just thin out some of the middle branches to start creating its future shape. Some recomend keeping it uncluttered in the middle to let in the sun, unless you want a different shape. cheers ally | About the Author eden 5th July 2010 12:58pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author kyp adelaide 7th July 2010 6:16pm #UserID: 2691 Posts: 4 View All kyp's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Nick says... Today when I to Laverton Market there were hundreds of bare-root trees so I decided to buy a Wonderful pomegranate because I love pomegranates. Anyway, I soaked it in a dilute Seasol solution for 2 hours then planted it in a 35cm wide pot. The tree is 1m high. Can anyone, from this, tell roughly how old the tree is and consequently when it will bear. | About the Author Altona, VIC 24th July 2010 6:02pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 24th July 2010 8:20pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Altona, VIC 24th July 2010 8:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE Melbourne 24th July 2010 9:08pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 26th July 2010 5:36pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Frankie1 Hurstbridge vic 4th July 2011 9:41pm #UserID: 5450 Posts: 2 View All Frankie1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 5th July 2011 5:10am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 31st October 2011 10:25am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Nick says... If it was from California, it was probably Wonderful, the leading american variety- often sold here under the name "Royal Pom". Its the only variety I've tried but apparently the Russians believe their Rosavaya is better (lol), im also growing a variety called Elche so hopefully ill taste some fruit by winter! Im not sure if pomegranates come true-to-type but i planted plenty of Wonderful seeds and they germinated easily with about a month of cold stratification. :) | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 31st October 2011 11:11pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 1st November 2011 2:41am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 15th November 2011 10:30am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Lize says... I bought a new pomegranate tree recently and planted it from the pot about a week ago. The tree's leaves are now starting to turn yellow. It flowered and has a very small fruit. I water it regularly and the new olive tree next to it is very happy. Should I add something to tree? Fertiliser or something it may lack? | About the Author Lize Perth 23rd November 2012 10:08pm #UserID: 7453 Posts: 3 View All Lize's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 24th November 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author lenn 25th November 2012 9:09am #UserID: 7412 Posts: 36 View All lenn's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Db says... Lize, all of my pomegranate behaved same like yours - leaves turned yellow after transplanting.. Probably its due to transplant shock... I'll suggest not to put it in full sun, may be just give it morning sun for few hours initially... All of my 3 plants started putting new growth after few weeks of transplant... Good luck One more thing - give it seasol once a week... | About the Author Db Brisbane 25th November 2012 10:08am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (0)
Original Post was last edited: 25th November 2012 10:12am | |||||||
About the Author Lize Perth 28th November 2012 1:59pm #UserID: 7453 Posts: 3 View All Lize's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Kerry B Western Australia 28th November 2012 3:47pm #UserID: 3315 Posts: 3 View All Kerry B's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Isabel says... I bought a small pomegranate plant from Daley's back in October, potted it up, and it hasn't grown since. Some of the leaves have turned yellow and even fallen off. I am concerned because I'm fairly certain it hasn't grown at all in this time. Kept it out of full sun initially and everything. Anything I should be doing? Fertiliser? | About the Author Isabel Melbourne 17th December 2012 9:58pm #UserID: 7531 Posts: 2 View All Isabel's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
MaryT says... Hard to say, Isabel; can you post a photo? We were saying on another thread that some of the nursery's mix are quite dry so someone actually shake all the soil off before repotting. I never did that but I do soak the plant well then repot in premium mix and water in with Seasol. Leave drop is sometimes not a problem if you see new shoots coming after it; have a good look. I wouldn't overdo fertilisers until you see growth but if you do apply any, make it organic and slow release. What position is it in and have you had sudden drop of temperature since you bought it? What is your watering regime? | About the Author MaryT Sydney 18th December 2012 7:34am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Db says... I'm growing 4 different pomegranate and all dropped lots of leaves after transplanting in bigger pot, so I'm guessing it's just transplant shock. I'll suggest you keep giving seasol once a week untill you see new growth. After couple of months mine started growing very well, one is holding one fruit as well ( within 6 months of purchase). Also, consider transplanting it in ground where they thrive. All of mine were in in pot initially for couple of months and they did not grow much. I transferred all but one in ground and they are now growing vigorously but the one in pot is hardly putting any new growth. Good luck. | About the Author Db Brisbane 18th December 2012 8:25am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
amanda says... They don't like being over watered either...easy to do when planting out etc as we tend to give more water in those instances...the leaves will yellow and drop also if drainage is poor - like lenn mentioned... They are super tough and need little TLC...have seen them growing wild (and fruiting) on the roadside in a hot climate without water for up to 6 months at a time... | About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (160kms south of Perth) 18th December 2012 10:22am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Db says... I've different experience with overwatering, I'm overwatering my Pomegranates which are in ground and they seems to be liking it as they are thriving and growing vigorously.. my soil is heavy clay and so has poor drainage.. Now a days I water my plants everyday as it gets very hot in afternoon... | About the Author Db Brisbane 18th December 2012 11:04am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author amanda19 Leschenault (160kms south of Perth) 18th December 2012 11:20pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Isabel says... Thanks for the responses, everyone. I will get some Seasol. It was in a position where it got approx mid morning to mid afternoon sun. Somewhat protected. Watering regime is usually at nighttime and not every night, couple of times a week. I have the intention of getting it in the ground eventually but was hoping to just grow it up a bit more before transplanting. Will report back with how it's going in a few weeks. Thanks again! | About the Author Isabel Melbourne 19th December 2012 5:39pm #UserID: 7531 Posts: 2 View All Isabel's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author MaryT Sydney 19th December 2012 7:08pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Morag says... Just wanted to share - you can cultivate cuttings from an established pomegranate tree - when pruning, pull off the side shoots, dip in rooting powder, and plant in good quality potting mix. Water initially, then put the pots out in the garden, in a sheltered position - I've had these flower! Dwarf trees will give poor quality fruit - better with the 'real' trees, unless you only want for decoration. Pretty orange flowers will turn into pomegranates. The less you fuss with them, the better. Mine grew best in full sun, shaded from the western sun. Don't overwater.Good luck! (Pomegranates are excellent for inhibiting tumours - and very high in antioxidants. Morag | About the Author Morag Queensland 14th February 2013 1:02pm #UserID: 7724 Posts: 1 View All Morag's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(1)
LIKE this Question (0)
People who Like this Answer: Moony1 | |||||||
About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 14th February 2013 2:01pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 14th February 2013 2:19pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 14th February 2013 2:27pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
chrysa says... I have two pomegranate trees in araluen, NSW, which are about four years old now and about 1.5m tall. They have both produced flowers but no sign of fruit. Im pretty sure i bought fruiting varieties so am not sure why these are not producing anything. Do they need cross fertilisation? We put plenty of cow manure around the base every now and then and the trees themselves look healthy. Any advice would be much appreciated | About the Author chrysa araluen 8th May 2013 4:28pm #UserID: 7981 Posts: 1 View All chrysa's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(0)
LIKE this Question (1)
People who Like this Question Moony1 | |||||||
About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 8th May 2013 6:10pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author richard 111 yanchep 23rd May 2013 2:38pm #UserID: 8013 Posts: 1 View All richard 111's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Linny 2nd August 2013 9:40pm #UserID: 8132 Posts: 1 View All Linny's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Reply |
| Remember to
LIKE this Answer(1)
LIKE this Question (0)
People who Like this Answer: Moony1 | |||||||
allybanana says... I have that problem with my wonderfull variety in Eden it is only at the very end of the season the fruits ripen enough to loose the bitterness, unfortunately wonderfull needs a long hot summer. I have a shepards red that ripens earlier and has better fruit. I am trialing seven varieties in Eden and so far Shepards red is the only one i can recomend for cooler costel summers. | About the Author allybanana 4th August 2013 9:08pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author Ebi Balwyn 25th November 2013 11:49pm #UserID: 8379 Posts: 1 View All Ebi's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
MaryT says... Ebi this is a good article about how to recognise dead wood: it recommends a way of checking if a branch is still alive: http://treesandshrubs.about.com/od/pruning/a/recognizing-dead-wood-in-trees-and-shrubs.htm | About the Author MaryT Sydney 26th November 2013 9:37am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author cinth teneriffe 30th September 2014 3:15pm #UserID: 10565 Posts: 1 View All cinth's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Sindhu Terania Creek 1st October 2015 4:03pm #UserID: 12069 Posts: 4 View All Sindhu's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Lize says... I live in Perth, where we have more than enough sun and heat. I have a pomegranate tree in a pot, receives full sun from ealry morning until about 2pm. With the three days of close to 40° I watered the pomegranate every day. Yesterday it looked very sad, wilted from top to bottom. The soil was wet and I realised the pot was blocked at the bottom, which makes me think the leaves are wilted because it was water logged for a few days. My hubby drilled two more holes in the bottom of the pot and the water all drained out. Will it recover or have I just managed to drown my tree? | About the Author Lize Perth 4th January 2017 12:44pm #UserID: 7453 Posts: 3 View All Lize's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
SueBee says... Lize, it should recover, make sure your soil is not water resistant or the pot rootbound but do make sure it is not too windy where you keep it too- wind can dry out a pot in minutes as can over 40deg days and you are having your share of those. Pomegranate are fairly drought hardy once established but definitely do not like wet feet so keep it on the dry side of damp for a few weeks to let it recover.Maybe some seasol in the next watering will help the roots recover?Good luck. | About the Author SueBee Glenormiston South,3265,VIC 4th January 2017 1:15pm #UserID: 15056 Posts: 93 View All SueBee's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
John T says... Concerned about my pomegranate tree I planted as a bare rooted tree back in June. It's now mid October, and It's the only tree in my garden that hasn't come out of dormancy. It's in a full sun position, and we've had plenty of days in the 20s now, including 2-3 days in a row around 30 degrees this week. I cut back one of the branches to see if it was green, and it was. So seems like the tree is still alive, but not wanting to wake up! Any advice on whether or not this tree still has a hope? Thanks in advance. | About the Author John T Truganina, VIC 18th October 2017 12:15am #UserID: 17083 Posts: 1 View All John T's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 19th October 2017 9:13am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author EDP Bunbury WA 25th September 2018 10:36am #UserID: 19040 Posts: 1 View All EDP's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 2nd October 2018 8:12am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
About the Author Moony1 STOCKTON,2295,NSW 21st February 2019 11:52am #UserID: 16392 Posts: 1 View All Moony1's Edible Fruit Trees |
|||||||
Fruitylicious1 says... Hi everyone I've got a one and half years old 'Wonderful' pomegranate bearing fruit at the moment planted in a 45 ltr pot. I made a special potting mix for it; Scott's premium (blue bag) potting mix, mixed with perlite, crushed eggshell, peat moss and fertilized with sudden impact by Neutrog. Works a treat. Fruited immediately just after 1-1/2 yr from purchase. Picture is included for your perusal.
| About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 24th February 2019 4:45pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||
FRANCIE says... Greetings Allybanana :), thanks so much for your post re Pomegranates in Eden. We will be relocating there from VIC in the next 18 mths and have started out some pomegranates in large pots to take with us. We have an Azebizchan, Elche, WOnderful and AU Ben Hur. They are about a metre tall at this stage and just wonderful. It will be exciting to see how they go when they get put in the ground at Eden :). They have a little yellowing leaf at the moment from below 15 degree nights and some consistent rain we have had in South East VIC, but they also have new growth, so I reckon they are going to go the distance no probs. We are also bringing up some AU red pawpaw, figs, mangoes and frangipanni to keep them company so we'll see how they cope as well. cheers Frances :) | About the Author FRANCIE SALE 21st May 2019 2:54pm #UserID: 19672 Posts: 5 View All FRANCIE's Edible Fruit Trees |
||||||