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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

I believe they’re self-fruitful, but hand pollinating would certainly increase your chances more than jiggling…

 

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lucky Pittman
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 1:43 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] potted fruit culture

 

At 07:46 PM 1/12/2005 -0800, you wrote:

I think I've mentioned this before in passing--now I'd like a little input.  I do have 2 "nana" pomegranates that I feel are worthwhile having around just to have the fuchsia-type blossoms in the middle of winter.  However I have never had fruit-set.  I have not done research: are these flowers complete and just need jiggling or do they need some sort of cross-pollination?  Now you've got my curiosity up.  I grew them from seedings more for bonsai, but a fruiting would be fun too!

I've seen 'Nana' flowering and fruiting - outdoors - in the St. Louis Zoo; but, I can't swear that they don't 'bring them in' for the winter - or, maybe even totally replace them every year.  You may just  need to do some hand-pollenation.
Lucky