Pomegranates can be container grown.
Although the pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a shrub that grows from 6 to 15 feet tall, it can be trained to a single leader and grown as a tree. It bears striking orange-red, trumpet-shape flowers in the summer. The fall fruit, which actually is a berry, is filled with edible seeds. Pomegranates require a long growing season with hot, dry weather. They also need a cool winter. Rooting cuttings, taken in winter, is the ideal way to propagate the pomegranate tree, and you will have fruit in three years.
Instructions
1. Fill a planting pot to within 1/4 inch of the rim with 2 parts sand combined with 1 part perlite. Moisten the mixture until the water runs out of the bottom of the pot. Poke a planting hole in the soil and set the pot aside to drain.
2. Remove a 12-inch long cutting from the pomegranate bush. The cutting should be from a 1-year old shoot.
3. Remove any leaves attached to the cutting. Dip the cut end into a rooting hormone. Stick the pomegranate cutting into the soil until only the top half is exposed.
4. Place the potted cutting in a sunny area and keep the soil moist as the cutting roots. You will know it has rooted when a tug on the cutting meets with resistance.
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