Pomegranate: Airlaying or cutting

bonhe

Hi all,
I have a twisted pom about 3 ft tall. I plan to cut it down at the site trunk 2" diameter. Should I airlayer it or make a cutting? My friend told me that a large cutting of pom could be succeeded easily. Thanks. Bonhe

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bonhe

No response!:-(
Anyway, I did several cutting on 6/17/08 and airlaying in 2 branches on 6/24/08. So far, most of cutting are showing the new leaves. 2 airlayerd branches still show good leaves. Bonhe

ekillians

thanks for updating your thread with results. I have a pom as well, maybe I will take some cuttings next year... (as if i didn't already have enough plants to take care of)

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bonhe

Today I came back from the conference in San Diego and found out that some long white roots seen through the plastic wrap of airlaying. That means only about 3 weeks since the time I airlayered.

My cuttings are developing the shoots now. That's great!
Bonhe

ekillians

If it weren't too much trouble, do you have any pictures to post? Before and after and how thick were your cuttings?

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The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'
-- John F. Kennedy

Joanie

Twisted poms are one of my favorites. Have you seen Jim Barrett's?

They do root easily from either cuttings or air layers. I've taken a lot of cuttings from the 3 year old cuttings bought from Jim. Ground growing would accomplish a lot in a very short time, it's something to consider.

Joanie

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bonhe

Hi Ekillians,
Yes, I have a problem with my cheap digital cam. Somehow, it has horizontal lines on the pictures?! I tried to get the best shot for airlayer parts but didn't succeed! However picture of cutting is little better.

Tonight, I went to bonsai club meeting; interestingly, the demonstrator told that pomegranate cutting is very easy to root eventhough with the large cutting. Next year, I will make a large cutting. My cutting this year was 1cm diameter.
Bonhe

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bonhe

Hi Joanie, I saw Jim Barrett.
This is my twisted pomegranate, its trunk is about 2.5 in. at the soil line, I hope it will be bigger beneath the soil line.
Bonhe

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ekillians

I've seen a lot of twisted poms, is this a natural occurrence or a style just often applied towards poms?

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The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'
-- John F. Kennedy