Pomegranate Bush

Your pomegranate bush is perfectly suited for growing in UK gardens and will tolerate some mild winter conditions, but should be offered some protection in more exposed sites.

Best grown in a container where it can be grown outside during the summer and moved indoors ahead of colder weather.

Planting Advice:

• For pomegranate trees grown in containers, you will need around a 45L (10 gallon) container.
• Set the root ball into the pot and fill in around the roots with the soil to the top of the container but not covering the trunk.
• Water the new tree in well and lightly tap the soil down to eliminate any air pockets and to settle it around the roots.

Aftercare Advice:

• Pomegranates are self-pollinating, so you only need one to set fruit and will bear fruit from their second year onwards if kept happy.
• They need full sun to reach their best so keep outside where possible and if inside place near a bright, sunny window.
• If growing your pomegranate outside, keep an eye on the weather report and if the temperature drops below 40 degrees F. (4 C.), move the plant indoors to a sunny position.
• Water the tree deeply about once a week, more often during peak summer months, especially container-grown plants.
• During the first two years of the tree’s growth, feed with a general-purpose fertiliser in November, February, and May, and thereafter in November and February.
• Prune out any crossing branches or shoots to three to five per branch after the tree’s first year.
• Prune out any dead or damaged limbs in the late winter.
• Prune out suckers to create a more tree-like appearance.

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