Here it is! I have never grown one. My question is, Are these supposed to go dormant? Also does it need to be pruned for it to flower in spring?
June 2021
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They do go dormant. Mine are going dormant now. They are like most fruit trees in that pruning can help you get a better crop. I donât prune my pomegranates much at all though.
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The rule is evergeens do not go dormant while deciduous does.
Thatâs a pretty Pom you got there!
Thank you all! I will keep an eye on it.
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Here itâs starting another year. It started pushing leaves a few days ago. Pic is from yesterday Feb 1
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Does anyone know when these are supposed to flower? Some youtubers in CA said around April or May? is this true? or is it one of those weird trees that can flower âwhen they feel like it?â LOL
March 22
Watered and fertilized today
When in the season a pomegranate bush begins to flower depends on the cultivator, on the local climate, and the age of the bush. March - May flowers can start to bloom in the warmest parts of California. Here in North Carolina the 'âfirst week of Aprilâ is the earliest that we have seen blooms start, and June being the latest that I have seen flowering begin here. Some cultivators can start to bloom in February in the warmest parts of California. I am guessing that April, or May, or June is when yours might start to flower.
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Here in Canada the weather has finally caught up. The next few days are 28C feeling even warmer. The pomegranate flowers are coming now⌠I saw at least 10. Not sure of the exact name⌠It is a grafted tree!
May 12
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The pomegranate is still growing new shoots. No signs of it going dormant just yet⌠maybe into DEC THIS YEAR⌠?
Nov 21
Ahaha finally starting to go dormant. A bit later this year.
Dec 11 -you can see we had our first real snow fall 
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Nice plant.
is it in the greenhouse all winter ?
do you heat the greenhouse with the lightbulbs?
in the picture you also have a banana. is she also in the greenhouse over the winter?
Iâm interested because you live in a cold zone and only have a plastic sheet greenhouse according to the fotos
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Thanks! Yes the pomegranate stays in there until about early May. I do not use lightbulbs to heat it , Oh how I wish it was that easy. Those lights are just so I can see at night if Iâm ever out there. A fan and a heather is used. There were two sheets of plastic used. I have a few varieties of banana plants and they are all in the ground. Itâs zone 5b I live in and the greenhouse jumps between Zone 9b-10A. If you want to do something , just do it and enjoy it 
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Thank you for the information.
It is very interesting 
I assume it take a lot of electricity to heat your green house in the winter?
Good idea with the fan and heater.
Are your bananas outside or in the greenhouse in the ground? with a heavy layer of mulch in winter?
I have some of the cold hardy pomegranates.
One winter they experienced 5F, some froze only on the tips and others froze almost completely back to the ground. but they all grew back quickly.
i think such a hard variety could also be planted in your zone outside with a layer of mulch. even if they always freeze back they grow back quickly.
I considered it building a greenhouse outside but finding an efficient way to heat itâŚ
Instead I build a tropical box inside and insulated it with very cheap and super efficient space blankets and only the heat of the light makes it pretty warm, would be not necessary but I didnât want waste the heat.
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Very nice set up. Remember that pomegranates and citrus are easier to grow because they are not tropical plants. not need for extreme heat. Iâm sure youâll make a good decision down the road! This is my parents house Iâm about to move out this up coming year. so this greenhouse will have to go. This one was up for about 8 years . Itâs been a good good experiment for when I buy a house in the next couple years. Yes the bananas are in the ground in the greenhouse⌠I usually mulch them but didnât this year. So far things are doing fine.
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Matt, great documentation on this project. Are you planning on selling your greenhouse plants or are they moving with you?
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