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  • From: "MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pomegranate
  • Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2005 09:05:13 -0600

I have you down. Pomegranate cuttings are probably one of the easiest plants too root. Where you are located in zone 8 you have two choices stick the 10-12" cuttings in a rooting hormone (12,000ppm) and stick in the ground (cultivated) until only the top 3 inches is above ground. Second if you want a more controled enviorment, use a sterilized rooting medium (you should be able to buy such at a garden center or make your own with perlite, sand and peat-sterlized and make sure you container is sterlized or new) put in a semi-closed enviorment or put a plastic bag over all with light and bottom heat (75-80 degrees) or in a heated room, keep moist but not wet wet. I usually get a little better rooting percentages by putting in the ground but people in any colder zones do not have that choice available. I will give more detailed instructions when the cuttings are sent. Thanks for your interest.
Richard Ashton
7b/8a Central Texas

----- Original Message ----- From: "John Emmett" <jlemmett@iinet.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 1:51 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Pomegranate


Please put me on your list, I would be delighted to participagte.
John Emmett




Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 20:05:24 -0600
From: "MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pomegranate
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
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The early fruiting pomegranates should give you a better yield, I am
sure
not enought summer heat and humid conditions are the problem. The early
fruiting Central Asian varieties should be the best bet. As cold
hardiness
is not the problem with your location, I would suggest a Sweet, Soft-
Seed
variety such as "Sumbar" or "Sverchranniy". If you want to test these
varieties let me know and I will put you on my list for cuttings in
february, all I ask is postage and a report back sometime in the
future. As
you have sent your address all that is needed is a affirmative
reponsive and
I will try to get the cuttings to you then.
Richard Ashton

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Emmett" <jlemmett@iinet.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 5:53 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Pomegranate



The discussion of pomegranates is very interesting to me. I live in
the hills (700 ft elevation) above Vancouver, Washington (USDA zone
8-) and have been trying to grow 'Wonderful' for the last 9 years.
We have a southern exposure and a very sheltered location. While the
plant seems hardy, grows well and produces a moderate amount of
blossoms, we only get a 5-8 very small to mid-sized pomegranates.
The blossoming is very late as compared with our peaches and apples.
The Asian/Middle-eastern pomegranates under discussion may blossom
earlier or have a shorter growing, either of which might allow me to
grow them here successfully. I would greatly appreciate any
information on obtaining some of these varieties to test here.
Thanks you.

John L. Emmett
22721 NE 123rd Circle
Brush Prairie, WA 98606
jlemmett@iinet.com

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