As I talk to many people that have come to the United States, I am finding out many people who love figs also love pomegranates. They seem like partners. When you see one, you usually see the other. It seems like when someone brings fig cuttings from their home country to US, usually they have a pomegranate tree in their yard also. I am currently trying different types of pomegranate varieties to see what grows best in Alabama. With that being said, I started a Facebook page to connect other pomegranate growers. https://www.facebook.com/alabamapomegranateassociation/

If you find an heirloom pomegranate while your getting fig cuttings, I would like to get cuttings & try it here?

Thanks

Shane

Great to see someone growing pomegranates!
I love pomegranates wish there was a variety that can grow in Zone 6.

I'm not how cold you get, but I've been in contact with a guy from New Mexico that his grandmother has an heirloom pomegranate tree at about 4,500 feet that has survived-17 below zero. He said he is going to send me cuttings. Hopefully, he does, then maybe down the road I could send some to try. In the mean time, check out salavatski & Kazake.

Thanks for the info Shane.
Here it can get to -25C/-13 F or colder a few days a year. 
Is it possible that with some winter protection varieties like salavatski & Kazake could survive?  The trees would need to be kept small or bushy and protected like a fig.

I'll let you know if the guy from New Mexico sends me the heirloom cuttings that has survived-17 Fahrenheit below zero.

Pomegranates and figs are highly symbolic fruits.  Where in Alabama are you growing pomegranates?

How quick do pomegranate cuttings take to fruit?

Wow, sounds like it makes since to buy big plants in that case.

Shanejennings, I agree many members are interested in pomegranates! I am currently rooting two different varieties of pomegranates for my patio. I am hoping that I may get some of the Russian cold hardy varieties to survive the winter in a geo thermal greenhouse (when I get around to it)! Keep us posted on your endeavors.

Are pomegranates easy to propagate from cuttings? 

@alanmercieca - I had no idea that they would be so relatively easy to grow. I'd imagine they would be kinda tricky because of the hard exterior of the fruit which probably would require a lot of energy from the plant but very cool!

Is anyone selling pom cuttings or could recommend a reliable seller? I'm looking to get 3-4 more varieties.

Also, I heard that Granada is the earliest variety. Is this true?

I've only started trying to root fig cuttings, but I would be interested in trying my hands at rooting pomegranate cuttings too. Is there someone here that has a couple cuttings I could try? Is it best to have more than one variety? I am perfectly willing to pay for them and or shipping. I live in zone 9 and would to make my yard an edible orchard.

You can buy really good plants from Greensea farms in Florida. They have a very wide selection.

Thanks I'll look them up.

Pomegranates and Figs go perfectly together. In fact I have a narrow and long strip of land 2ft x 16 ft that has 2 fig trees on the ends and 2 pomegranates trees in the middle. A bit crowded (this is California so a house lot is the size of a postage stamp) but worth it. All are extremely low maintenance and all produce in abundance. The pomegranates (starting in the spring to the end of November) always produce several shoots from the base (some slightly below ground). The easiest and sure way to propagate the pomegranates is to cut one of the base shoots with a bit of root. even with a tiny sliver of root they seem to survive well 100% success so far 3/3.

Pomegranates are naturally a bush not a tree. If you want it to grow and look like a tree, you have to keep cutting the many shoots and branches in the lower section and this allows the dominant or in my case 2 dominant verticals to get really strong and appear like a tree

By the way, i never fertilize either the figs nor the pomegranates. I used to water them twice a week but due to the drought i cut back to once a week last summer and I think the crop actually increased on both. They both started producing some fruits in the 4th year but started producing more heavily after 6 years. The soil where these are planted is horrible (very hard compressed clay) but this area gets plenty of sun. My recommendation is to pick the sunniest part of the yard    

Great news! I just found a great heirloom pomegranate in Allentown Florida. Dark red skin, stain your hands red arils, large fruit, & heavy producer with sweet taste. Excited about this one! I would still like to find as many pomegranate heirlooms as I can to save these varieties. Keep me posted.

I would avoid RR, as I and others have received mislabled plants from them.

I'd rather buy cuttings than plants. It's much cheaper that way. Can anyone recommend a seller?

Ross,

I've got about 70 varieties that I planted last spring. Too small & wispy for cuttings this year. If you are interested, there are several heirloom pomegranate varieties I know of. Some trees are over 100 years old. If you would like some of them, send me a private message?

Thanks,

Shane

Shane:  I would like some info on those varieties so I'll PM you as well.

Thanks!