Could it be from nutrient burn?
So I have this rare Black Dwarf Emperor Pomegranate I was going to bonsai and it’s very healthy until recently after the weather started heating up. The roots look ok and the soil is pretty well draining. I put in a larger pot in the shade with little morning sun for now.
Anybody got any insights or suggestions?
Well I’ll bump this since it was a Friday. although I doubt many grow poms in small containers here.
My guess is that the sun baked the roots in that small container
Good guess thanks. This year I did keep it near the avocados which get covered with a 50% shade cloth at 94°. Last year this little tree was out in full sun 110° temps and did fine. If it lives and that’s the case it won’t be an issue now the pot I put it in is very thick all the way down.
I think that the pot was too shallow and small, especially for having flowers. A pomegranate bush with flowers or fruit on it requires way more water, than one without those things, also as the bushes get bigger the same thing happens.
Thanks Alan. Yes, I was pretty surprised to see the root and plant growth so strong after just one more season from up pot. They’re supposed to grow very slow like a foot in 10 years or something. I can’t recall exactly. But I do know some people sell Nana as the Emperor which isn’t the same Pom.
This one is still looking pretty bad I might just chop most of the upper tree off which I don’t want to do.
I’m going with a water issue. It’s hard to get the water right with a small pot. A jumbo pot would solve that.
I hope you’re right about that! Hate to lose this tree. Thanks Robert
