Within the garden, you’ll also find ginkgo, cinnamon, mulberry and countless others that are native to many regions ...

In spring and summer, pomegranate trees flower with showy orange and red blooms. This is where self-pollination takes place ...

The botany of the pomegranate (Punica granatum) helps to explain the phenomenon of flower drop. On the pomegranate tree, both male and hermaphrodite or perfect flowers are produced; 60-70% of them ...

The preponderance of male pomegranate flowers — up to 70% of the flowers on a tree — means you are going to see lots of flower drop since only flowers which turn into fruits (the ...

Q: Do pomegranate trees need cross pollination? This is the second year my single tree has had flowers but still no fruit. Do I need a second tree in order to get fruit? — D.P., Houston ...

Since your tree is only a couple of years old, you need to give it time to mature into a healthy, fruit-bearing plant. Fertilize with a slow-release fertilizer (8-8-8 or similar) in March and July.

Q: I planted a Wonderful pomegranate 47 years ago. I’m glad I wasn’t counting on it for fruit, because in those 47 years I’ve had no fruit at all. Not one. Some years I’ve had nice flowers ...

The first time I saw a pomegranate tree . Jul 26, 2012, 5:07 PM . Edit; Facebook; Twitter; email; Print; 0; Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties.

I live 1.5 miles from the ocean in Costa Mesa and have three pomegranate trees producing about 50 to 70 fruit per year. They are 12 feet tall, 12 feet wide and have been in the ground about 20 years.

I recently wrote about pomegranate trees and the fact that although they can survive without irrigation, they will benefit from two or three soakings per month during the summer. In response to this ...