My three year old pomegranate tree is lovely and produces beautiful flowers but never has fruit. Its growing in the perfect location but refuses to bare . Any suggestions for my tree? thanks in advance, SDOGWOOD
pomegranate help
Do you know what cultivar it is? I think some of them are ornamental and only have flowers but don't bear fruit. I don't really know too much about these, that's the first possibility that comes to mind but the other two possibilities are that they need to reach a certain age to bear fruit, or that they fruit better if you have another pomegranate to cross-pollinate with. I don't think pom's are one of the fruits that need that, but like I said I'm not that familiar with them.
I have a "wonderful" cultivar and it is only about 6 feet tall this year. I got it last year. Anyhow, it bloomed and does have fruit. I do not have another one, therefore it doesnt require another pom. tree. I am not sure what pollinated it, though. I use the fertilizer on it that is specifically for citrus trees.
My guess then would be that ssdogwood's is an ornamental one that doesn't fruit then, I know there are several out there that don't fruit.
How old do they have to be before they bear fruit?