I was at the grocery store two weeks ago and bought a pomegranate
fruit for .90 cents. Went home and chewed the pips/seeds clean
and put 4 seeds in a 4" pot. Two weeks later, 2 seedlings came
up. Read somewhere that these seeds do not keep - didn't specify
how long "keep" meant.Each fruit contains about 100 seeds if not
more.Quite the bargain , I'd say
Marcus
West Coast/Canada
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Dirr says:

"Seeds germinate readily, but progeny are extremely variable;
this would be a good species to work with as far as flower color
and compactness (goes)."

He notes, too, that "softwood cuttings root readily."

To which _I_ add that ALL pomegranate cuttings have rooted for
me. 100% of LOTS. (All pencil size or smaller).

Next spring, I am planning to layer a large (and ugly) pome I
have in a 5-gallon pot. I expect to have a plethora of roots in
a month or two.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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In a message dated 11/13/2003 8:14:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I was at the grocery store two weeks ago and bought a pomegranate
fruit for .90 cents. Went home and chewed the pips/seeds clean
and put 4 seeds in a 4" pot. Two weeks later, 2 seedlings came
up. Read somewhere that these seeds do not keep - didn't specify
how long "keep" meant.Each fruit contains about 100 seeds if not
more.Quite the bargain , I'd say
Marcus


This Pome is the full size variety. The one frequently used for Bonsai is
a dwarf, at least mine is. The full size is about the size of a baseball,
while the dwarf is the size of a golf ball or smaller.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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Jim Lewis wrote in message 00b501c3aa4c$66ef48a0$18112cc7@pavilion...
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To which _I_ add that ALL pomegranate cuttings have rooted for
me. 100% of LOTS. (All pencil size or smaller).

I have successfully rooted 2 "nana" pomegranate cuttings/air layers of
around 1.5-2 cm diameter. Pencil size cutting just stuck in a pot will
nearly always root, the only exceptions have been when I've been a bit slack
about the watering .

Next spring, I am planning to layer a large (and ugly) pome I
have in a 5-gallon pot. I expect to have a plethora of roots in
a month or two.

My 'parent' mini pomegranate is one of the most unfortuanate candidates for
bonsai-dom ever. Bought on my first ever visit to the local bonsai nursery
(well I had to buy _something_ lol). OTOH I have had lots of cuttings off it
that are turning into nice shohin and mame. Now I just need some nice small
pots.

Cheers,
Heidi Aussie