Hi All
Looking for some fig/pomegranet cuttings.  would be willing to pay for shipping.  if you have somthing that i dont already have i would be interested.  thanks and happy holidays.

  You'll need to help us out by cluing us in on what pomegranates you currently have...

I have a two year old bush, it is currently well wrapped, with the past bad winters, the bush died back to the ground.

I am a Long Islander too, maybe I can help you out in the Spring when I uncover it.

Nassau County, Seaford

i grew up in great neck but live in nesconset now, looking to move soon hopefully to plainview.  

I see a bunch of Long Islanders on this post. Is it actually possible to grow pomegranites outside on LI with winter protection? Would be a great add to my citrus trees currently thriving indoors for the winter. Can just see my wife's look when she hears about this. Already mad when I have to rake leaves in our living room. I would be interested in learning more about the the pomegranites.

Barry
Long Island

These are fragile from what I see, probably as or more than a fig tree. My neighbor had fruit on his, probably the size of an apple and one day something took it. I think with proper care, this can be done.
I purchased my bush from Agways in River head, they told me it is popular on the East End of Long Island.

Alan, thanks for that info. What is the ideal height? what type of fertilizer do you uses and how often?

Thanks for the info, cant wait for the growing season

alan thanks for the info and peterc great questions...

I have one in he ground in Rockaway Beach.  It's probably 6 years old.  I never cover it, it's next to the house on the South side protected by the house from the North wind.  No fruit the past 2 summers I believe due to the extreme cold.  It gave me a few fruits the 2 years before. 

Hi, looking to expand my garden a bit and add pomegranates that are hardy for NY growing. I have heard that kazaka and salavatski are very cold hardy and would do fine in NY? Would anyone have cuttings for sale or a good source for cuttings. Willing to pay postage or could trade some very cold hardy Chicago fig cuttings or 1 yr. old calamondon orange trees. thanks - Happy New Year!

Barry
Long Island
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Anyone interested in growing poms in ground in zone 7a or colder should forget about adding any source of nitrogen to the soil even if your soil is depleted of nitrogen. Fast growth is the last thing you want as it's the tenderest. South facing walls are great but you can and likely will still get dieback until the tree is very established. at a young age wrapping the plants is a must to help establish the plant or it will waste a bunch of energy every year pushing new shoots until the plant is exhausted and just dies. I've lost several varieties on my quest for what works here in the warmer part of zone 7b so it will be an uphill battle for anyone colder than us. Just to add on to what Alan said not only will the sap attract insects but dead wood will also, so cut off any wood that is damaged prior to the plants leafing out in spring. Pots are a much better option but are high maintenance as you'll see poms don't take well to restricted roots like figs so they require more up potting and root pruning to keep the plant healthy and productive. In all honesty you can throw the word productive out the window if growing them in pots as the yield will only be a fraction of that of a pom grown in ground. Making a potted pomegranate more of a novelty plant which is still cool but won't be great a source of food.