Pomegranate Bonsai From Cutting
The pomegranate can be propagated from seed cuttings and by air layering.
Pomegranate bonsai from cutting. Take 8 to 10 inch long cuttings from 1 4 to 1 2 inch wide shoots or suckers from last year s growth using pruning. Hardwood cuttings can be taken in spring before the buds open semi hardwood cuttings in summer. If you want new shoots allow them to mature to a branch length longer than you eventually want it to be and then shorten it later.
The pomegranate likes slightly acidic or neutral soil with a ph value not more than 7. Each cutting should be about 10 inches long and taken from year old wood that is to inch in diameter. The size of the cuttings should be about about 2 4 tall 5 10 cm and 2 5 mm thick. Plant the cuttings in well draining loam or sandy loam in an area that gets full sun making sure the top node sticks.
Dip the cut end of each pomegranate tree cutting in a commercial growth hormone immediately after taking the cutting. Root cuttings are also a good option. Pomegranate trees are naturally twisted and gnarled in appearance so they make for a decorative bonsai in any house. Pomegranate bonsai trees are much easier to care for and grow than traditional bonsai trees.
Fill your starter pots with potting soil and place one seed in each pot. Pomegranate bonsai from cuttings in air pruning pots anar bonsai duration. Preparation of the pomegranate cuttings the cutting should have at least one node just above the lower cut end which will be in the rooting medium. Apartment bonsai by vinny chirayil 51 758 views.
You should take pomegranate tree cuttings in late winter. To develop the foliage pinch out the tender new usually green shoots using your fingers cutting to first or third couple of leaves. It is possible to take larger cuttings as well but the chance of getting them to root is slim. How to grow pomegranates from cuttings 1.
Put enough soil over the seed to barely cover it.