Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any information
gratefully received.

Glenda Young

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Glenda wrote:
Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Glenda Young

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

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Mike.

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Glenda wrote:
Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Glenda Young

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.


Big grin ;-))

But slightly more use for the OP, hopefully at least, you can probably grow
a plant from it, but unlikely to produce fruit in UK. But don't let me stop
you trying, you never know.

Steve

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But slightly more use for the OP, hopefully at least, you can probably grow
a plant from it, but unlikely to produce fruit in UK. But don't let me stop
you trying, you never know.

In a sunny sheltered position they will, allegedly, but they're not
fully hardy, so you'd have to grow it in a container and wheel it out in
the spring.

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But slightly more use for the OP, hopefully at least, you can probably grow
a plant from it, but unlikely to produce fruit in UK. But don't let me stop
you trying, you never know.


In a sunny sheltered position they will, allegedly, but they're not
fully hardy, so you'd have to grow it in a container and wheel it out in
the spring.


Would the fruit be edible ?

Some articles, for instance on growing oranges from seed say that the
fruit will be awful.



Richard.



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In a sunny sheltered position they will, allegedly, but they're not
fully hardy, so you'd have to grow it in a container and wheel it out in
the spring.


Would the fruit be edible ?

Some articles, for instance on growing oranges from seed say that the
fruit will be awful.

No idea. I've only heard that fruit has been produced, but where, when
and how often and with what results I don't know. I'm going to try one
under glass. (I do hope they're self-fertile...)

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In message , Richard Brooks
writes

Some articles, for instance on growing oranges from seed say that the
fruit will be awful.


Citrus seeds are odd things. They're polyembryonic, which means that you
can get more than one seedling from them. Some of the embryos are normal
products of plant sexual reproduction, and some of them are clones of
the parent. The fruit of the former may well be awful, but that of the
latter should be just the same as the parent.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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Mike Lyle wrote:
Glenda wrote:

Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

Shucks. Beat me to it :-)

A pomegranate makes a good patio plant, and mine seems to be fairly
hardy. The mild frosts we have had in the past 5 years haven't
worried it, and have got down to -10 Celcius briefly. It is also
very drought resistant, though it respond by dropping its leaves.
I have not get got it to flower, but it has very attractive flowers
in hotter climates.

You won't get fruit in this miserable climate. It needs a LOT more
heat and sun than we get.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2/11/05 19:34, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:

In article ,
Mike Lyle wrote:
Glenda wrote:

Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

Shucks. Beat me to it :-)

A pomegranate makes a good patio plant, and mine seems to be fairly
hardy. The mild frosts we have had in the past 5 years haven't
worried it, and have got down to -10 Celcius briefly. It is also
very drought resistant, though it respond by dropping its leaves.
I have not get got it to flower, but it has very attractive flowers
in hotter climates.

You won't get fruit in this miserable climate. It needs a LOT more
heat and sun than we get.


I've seen it flowering beautifully as a border shrub in the Channel Islands
but never fruiting. But aren't there two kinds that one can grow in this
country - larger and smaller leafed? Or am I dreaming?!
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Sacha
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South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

In article , Sacha
writes
On 2/11/05 19:34, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:

In article ,
Mike Lyle wrote:
Glenda wrote:

Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

Shucks. Beat me to it :-)

A pomegranate makes a good patio plant, and mine seems to be fairly
hardy. The mild frosts we have had in the past 5 years haven't
worried it, and have got down to -10 Celcius briefly. It is also
very drought resistant, though it respond by dropping its leaves.
I have not get got it to flower, but it has very attractive flowers
in hotter climates.

You won't get fruit in this miserable climate. It needs a LOT more
heat and sun than we get.


I've seen it flowering beautifully as a border shrub in the Channel Islands
but never fruiting. But aren't there two kinds that one can grow in this
country - larger and smaller leafed? Or am I dreaming?!

There's a dwarf one, which makes a good bonsai subject. Chiltern sell
the seed.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

On 2/11/05 22:30, in article , "Kay"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
snip
I've seen it flowering beautifully as a border shrub in the Channel Islands
but never fruiting. But aren't there two kinds that one can grow in this
country - larger and smaller leafed? Or am I dreaming?!

There's a dwarf one, which makes a good bonsai subject. Chiltern sell
the seed.

Could be the one. David Poole are you there?? ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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In article , Sacha
writes
On 2/11/05 19:34, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:

In article ,
Mike Lyle wrote:
Glenda wrote:

Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

Shucks. Beat me to it :-)

A pomegranate makes a good patio plant, and mine seems to be fairly
hardy. The mild frosts we have had in the past 5 years haven't
worried it, and have got down to -10 Celcius briefly. It is also
very drought resistant, though it respond by dropping its leaves.
I have not get got it to flower, but it has very attractive flowers
in hotter climates.

You won't get fruit in this miserable climate. It needs a LOT more
heat and sun than we get.


I've seen it flowering beautifully as a border shrub in the Channel Islands
but never fruiting. But aren't there two kinds that one can grow in this
country - larger and smaller leafed? Or am I dreaming?!

There's a dwarf one, which makes a good bonsai subject. Chiltern sell
the seed.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

/me chuckles. Why get dwarf? Anyways, thats another question entirely. 8-)

I have managed to germanate loads of pomegranates but never managed to
get anything more than seedlings. They have all fallen over. One time I
had a single seedling that looked promising but never got past the 2nd
leaves.

I`m not good with tree seeds.

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Glenda wrote:
Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information
gratefully received.

Glenda Young

Only pomegranates, I'm afraid.

Wrong! Only pomegranate seedlings...

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Glenda wrote:
Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any
information gratefully received.

I have one, or rather a cluster, in a large pot which I grew from seed
around 20 years ago. It has beem outside through all winters for at
least 10 years. I keep it cut back, but not as a Bonsai. I am
intending to let it grow from now on.
Pomegranate juice is all the rage at the moment. A friend told me that
a friend of hers gave her a piece of pomegranate that had NO SEEDS! I
cannot believe that.


Pam in Bristol

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from Glenda contains these words:

Is it possible to grow anything from pomegranate seed? Any information
gratefully received.

Yes. they come up like weeds. I'm even turning a couple of this year's
crop into bonsai.

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/bonsai.html

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