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Professional Insomniac
Join Date: Sep-2004
Location: Rochester, NY
Country: USA
Posts: 18
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Originally Posted by Iris Cohen
I think we have the same situation that I ran across with the elm. My
understanding is that there is a specific cultivar of Punica granatum called
'Nejikan' which is a standard, not dwarf, and naturally grows with a twisted
trunk. I just bought a dwarf Pomegranate, no twisted trunk I can see, but the
seller swore she has been growing these for years, they come from Korea, & the
Koreans always call them Nejikan. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Hi Iris,
The Nejikan (meaning "Twisted Trunk") and dwarfs are two different animals. The dwarfs are usually the "Emperor" (or "Nana Emperor", depending on who you ask) cultivar and don't produce the twisted trunk of their larger cousins (although owning two of the dwarfs, I like them just the same!). One bonus to the dwarfs is that I've found them to be more hardy than their larger bretheren. I overwintered mine in the garage last year (probably hit a low of 20degF with the average being around 25-30degF) and they budded out just fine this year - now growing like gangbusters! The larger cousins (Nejikan, et al.) won't tolerate much below 40degF.
Kind Regards,
-d :-) |