Pomegranate trees come from Western Asia, but are also suitable for growing in the home garden. They bring a touch of the Orient to the balcony or terrace and delight us with their lively green and colorful flowers.
How do I care for pomegranate trees in my own garden?
Pomegranate trees prefer full sun, protected locations and well-drained garden soil. They are sensitive to frost and should be cultivated in areas with mild winters or as a container plant. The planting and repotting time is during frost-free months, while the flowering time varies in the summer months.
Can you grow pomegranate trees outdoors?
Pomegranate trees are sensitive to frost, so in this country they are mainly cultivated as container plants and overwintered frost-free. In regions with a milder climate, cultivation as an outdoor plant is possible. The winter-hardy varieties offered in specialist shops can survive temperatures of around 15°C without any damage.
How do you propagate pomegranate trees?
Pomegranate plants can be grown yourself from seeds or cuttings. However, when it comes to plants grown from seeds, it is questionable whether they will flower or even bear fruit. The plants grown from cuttings often produce abundant flowers even as young plants.
Which location and substrate are suitable?
The pomegranate trees, which are native to subtropical regions, love full sun, sheltered places in the garden or on the terrace in summer. In winter they need a frost-free place that can also be dark. Permeable garden soil is well suited as a substrate.
When is the best time for planting and repotting?
The container plants can be planted all year round. The self-cultivated young plants should only be moved outdoors when there is no longer any risk of frost, i.e. H. around mid-May. Repotting is carried out as necessary if the roots in the pot have become too crowded.
When and how does Punica granatum bloom?
The flowering ornamental varieties bloom red, orange, rarely white or yellow in the summer months. The flowers can be single or double. The flowers of the dwarf variety Punica granatum Nana are particularly lush. This tree grows slowly and flowers as a freshly rooted cutting. Small fruits often develop from its flowers.
Is there a chance of seeing the fruit?
In most parts of Germany, the pomegranates do not manage to ripen because the summers are too short and too cool. In regions with mild winters, the fruits can thrive until fully ripe. With an old tree the prospect of yield is greater than with a young one.
Tips & Tricks
The pomegranates do not ripen, so they may only be harvested when they are ripe.
