Two new Twisted Pomegranates!!

[RileyJFDB13]

Just purchased these today, any advice??
1st one, love the elegance and flow of this one.


The second one is very powerful from the ground up.

 

[thomas22]

I like them both. I not a big ground grower but if your climate is good I would put these in the ground for a few years. The bigger and more twisty they get the better.

 

[sorce]

Riley....

How bout a general location in the Profile?

Everytime Pomegranate comes up I think of @Leo in N E Illinois 40 year skinny pom story.

If the ground is safe....I agree....

If not....

The bigger and more twisty they get the better.

Maybe a largish "colander".

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Friggin dope pickups BTW!

Sorce

 

[milehigh_7]

Best advice I can offer is my address. I will take care of them for you.

 

[RileyJFDB13]

Im in southern California Zone 9 B, our soilf here is absolute garbage but I do have a very large growing container I can use for one of the(probably the thicker one)

If i did repot into the large container what growing medium would you put in a 25 gallon container?

Riley....

How bout a general location in the Profile?

Everytime Pomegranate comes up I think of @Leo in N E Illinois 40 year skinny pom story.

If the ground is safe....I agree....

If not....


Maybe a largish "colander".

Sorce

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[sorce]

Standard BNUT pond basket would be fine.

Sorce

 

[Haoleboy]

Tasty! Love pomegranates!

 

[Lobaeux]

I think they're pretty cool!

 

[Eric Group]

Im in southern California Zone 9 B, our soilf here is absolute garbage but I do have a very large growing container I can use for one of the(probably the thicker one)

If i did repot into the large container what growing medium would you put in a 25 gallon container?


I

Don't go from 1 straight to 25 gallons. Go from 1 to maybe 3 gallons... otherwise you wind up with 22 gallons of wasted soil sitting there with no roots drinking the water and thus remaining watered down.

Plant in the ground if you want the most room possible for growth but up potting to larger pots can sometimes lead to FASTER growth because potting soil is richer in nutrients than many yard soils might have..

 

[bonhe]

Im in southern California Zone 9 B, our soilf here is absolute garbage but I do have a very large growing container I can use for one of the(probably the thicker one)

If i did repot into the large container what growing medium would you put in a 25 gallon container?

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I agree with Eric Group, 3 gallon is enough for the tree at this stage.
I have been using pine bark: pumice with 1:1 ratio.
Bonhe

p/s: I like the 1st one for literati.

 

[my nellie]

Interesting material! Using this wisely will give you some attractive bonsai.

A much bigger pot like the one you have mentioned will also retain much more moisture.

I am in zone 9a, hot & dry summers, and my experience is that the pomegranates here like to be watered more than other trees.
Tough species, growing relatively rapidly.

 

[LanceMac10]

Just purchased these today, any advice??
1st one, love the elegance and flow of this one.
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Hey, happy birthday, @RileyJFDB13 !!! 23, huh.....you suck!



23 is so far back, I'm jealous!! Enjoy yourself!!!

 

[milehigh_7]

Two things: 1) I have underwear older than 23 and

2) Go read Brent Walston's article about, among other things, why "overpotting" is not good. The article is here: 'Why the Earth Is Not Like a Pot'

 

[RileyJFDB13]

Haha thank you all!