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30-Aug-2004	#1
Iris Cohen Guest Posts: n/a	Pomegranate 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? Iris, Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40 "If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming train." Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

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6-Dec-2005	#2
ozzerbon bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Amsterdam Country: Netherlands USDA Zone: 8-9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 1,259	G'day Iris, Nejikan as far as I know and understand is loosely translated as being 'twisted trunk' style, and applies to all species that are trained in this manner, I have a vast collection of pics of this style [it being my most favourite] so I rather doubt that there is a special pomegranate that is called 'Nejikan'. Don't think that this clears anything up for you, or maybe it does? Regards, Nigel __________________ http://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/user/ozzerbon http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozzerbon/

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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?

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 :-)

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