Advice On A Pomegranate

skydivingcoffee

Hi guys,

I recently bought a pomegranate bonsai from a local nursery for my Karate Sensei for christmas. He's not really that into bonsai but I figured he could keep it at the dojo and I could care for it.

Well, I got it home and set it in front of the kitchen windows and all but a few new leaves promptly turned yellow and after about a week fell off. The remaining leaves look healthy and the new shoots are so green they're almost translucent.

My question is: Was the nursery extending the tree's natural summer? Is that why they all fell off once they got a whiff of cold? Should I put it outside to let it get it's winter dormancy? I don't plan on giving it to Sensei until it greens up at this point. I really know nothing of Pomegranites and have been unable to locate any info on this site so far.

Any help is appreciated.

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TreeBay

Yes the Poms are deciduous in most climates.

As far as what to do - sorry I don't know where you are and how cold it gets, so it would be presumptive to suggest you put the tree outside in Kamchatka or Irkutsk, but in Bolivia or San Francisco, it might be fine.

Regards,

Matt.

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skydivingcoffee

I live in Santa Fe, NM. High desert area. It's been getting down to the mid teens at night days.

AHAWK

Coffee,

I had good luck keeping a pomegranate while I was living in albuquerque. It dropped its leaves with the first snow every year. I know that Santa Fe is colder than Alb, but I would imagine it should be fine. I kept mine in a sheltered area and away from the wind. Now that I live in so-cal it cracks me up that tree flowers almost all winter long. It's got 6 or so large flowers on it right now.

I admire you keeping trees going in NM. I had a bear of a time keeping them wet enough in the summer. My only regret is that I never collected any juniper or pinon pine while I was there.

Andy

skydivingcoffee

Thanks Ahawk.

I'll try to remember to collect some of that local "enchantment" come spring. So you kept you're pomagranite outside? Do you think I should move mine outside now or leave it indoors for the winter.

I live in Espanola, which has a very similar climate to Albuquerque.

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AHAWK

Coffee,

I had an un-inclosed south facing porch against the house and I kept the tree out there. I would ask the guys at Rolands what they think about keeping it outside. I seem to remember seeing one pomegranate growing as a landscape tree in Alb. I'll check my western garden book and see what the low temps are for poms.

Andy

skydivingcoffee

Thanks Andy, it's been getting into the mid teens at night on a regular basis out here.

salix

I snitched this info from tinytreesonline.com. Thought you might be interested.