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["MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>]

Yes, they can be kept as potted plants, but they will need all the summer 
heat/sunshine that you can give them, there are people that fruit them this 
way presently .
The pomegranate is considered self-fruitful. Variety selection is important 
if you are going grow in pots, try to get a early variety. If you want 
suggestions as to varieties let me know. There is a japanese dwarf variety 
that fruits in pots (small edible fruit), but most japanese varieties will 
not fruit (only produce flowers). There are several Central Asian 
low-growing, early varieties that might be a better bet as the fruit is 
larger and better flavored.
Richard Ashton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pomegranate


> Hi,
>
> Can pomegranates be kept like potted citris?  Inside in winter, outside
> during the summer.
>
> Would they fruit?  Are the flowers perfect (male/female)?
>
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
> On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:03:10 -0600, MARIE ASHTON <bwoodtx@verizon.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Are you in 6a or 6b?    6b is down to -5 and there are some possible
> > varieties that might work. 6a at down to -10 is a little chancey but
> > worth a try. Since pomegranates bear fruit on new wood you do not have
> > to worry about buds being killed. If you have a winter snow cover then
> > there is also a variety that might  work (under the snow cover).
> > But to state again 6b is a good possibility with the new (in the US)
> > Russian/Central Asian varieties. The varieties that I would recommend
> > are "Kazake" or "Salavatski". "Agat" if under snow cover (a low growing,
> > good fruiting
> > pomegranate). If want to try one let me know and I will try to see that
> > you get one to try, but pomegranates like a lot of fruit trees do not
> > reach their best cold hardiness until about the third year and would
> > need to be somewhat protected the first two years.
> > Richard Ashton
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Ginda Fisher
> >   To: North American Fruit Explorers
> >   Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:47 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pomegranate
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   On Dec 1, 2005, at 2:02 PM, MARIE ASHTON wrote:
> >
> >
> >     How many of you are interested in pomegranates. It seems that many
> > people think they are too much trouble to eat. They are somewhat
> > troublesome, but some think they are worth the trouble.   The easiest
> > way to utilize them is to juice them with a common citrus/orange press,
> > that's just a pressure press not the kind with the reamer as that kind
> > will get the partation material and skin into the juice and that is
> > bitter (tannin). There are a lot of new varieties available now and some
> > cold hardy ones.
> >     Richard Ashton
> >     zone 7b/8a Central Texas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   I am interested in pomegranate, but here in zone 6, I think I will
> > have to content myself with indoor plants.  If anyone knows of a
> > pomegranate hardy to zone 6, though, I'd be excited to try it.
> >
> >
> >   Ginda
> >   eastern MA, zone 6
> >
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