[header] How to prune pomegranate trees [title] Plant your pomegranate tree in late winter. [step] When you get a new pomegranate tree, you'll have to start pruning it right away. Since the best time to prune a pomegranate is in winter when it is dormant, you should plant it in early to mid winter.
[header] How to prune pomegranate trees [title] Plant your pomegranate tree in late winter. [step] When you get a new pomegranate tree, you'll have to start pruning it right away. Since the best time to prune a pomegranate is in winter when it is dormant, you should plant it in early to mid winter.
Take care when cutting off the main stem. The main stem that is responsible for the pruning will be located behind the plant and should face downward. [title] Keep 1 strong shoot and cut the rest if you want a single-trunk system. [step] Choose the strongest, healthiest-looking shoot, then use a pair of pruning shears to remove the rest. [title] Understand that cutting pomegranates to the ground encourages the plant to grow-and wait until it is dormant, anyway. [step] When a pomegranate tree is dormant, its weak growing hormones tell it not to plant. The summer months are 25 to 27 ° f (16 to 24 ° c). [substeps] Pomegranates need a year or two of frost when they grow larger.