Has any one tried rooting pomegranate!

I had luck so far.  Last year - I collected 2 cuttings from a unknown pom in the neighborhood.  Later I found out this one is non-fruit variety (flower only).  Both cuttings rooted well in the ground and grown about 2 feet+ tall.  This year - 2 months ago - a collected 2 cuttings of a fruiting pom (unknown variety - bought from Home Depot as I was told) and both leafed out (1 in ground and other in the 16 oz cup. Not sure if those have roots yet).  Just 2 weeks ago - someone works with me gave me several cuttings from her fruiting pom and a ripe fruit to taste (unknown variety but from a reputable nursery) and I just planted them in the ground.  

I use Dyna-Gro K-L-N rooting hormone (3 drops in  16 oz water and soak the cuttings overnight).   Seems to me - poms are easy to root.  Bad part is it will take 2-3 years to fruit from cuttings.  I like to hear from you about your experience about pomegranate.

Thank you.

Got dwarf pom in May I think. Has grown about a foot and has been flowering for more than a month, although the embryos keep falling off despite my attempts at hand pollenating. One stem stuck in soil has rooted.

Poms are easier to root than figs. They're actually incredibly easy. Most commercial growers will use a mister, but I find that wrapping the upper part with parafilm is better/cheaper. I root them the same way I do my figs.

Yes, I rooted POM same as figs with success, same with ribes (currant/gooseberry). All very easy.

Hi, here in NY zone 7 I put in the ground some cold hardy poms including Kazake and salavaski. They did nicely since spring and now losing leaves for the winter. Any ideas if I need to wrap for winter and best way to protect. These plants are about 2 years old. Thanks

I've got a pretty good sized pomegranate tree in the front yard.  Maybe 10 - 15 feet tall.  Been planted in the ground a few years now, and fruits every year.  However, this past summer, some animal came along and bit its way through all but one or two small pomegranates.  Devastating to go out and see nothing left but part of the peel.  I got this one at the nursery, and it was tagged as a "POM" variety.  Very good, if something in your yard doesn't beat you to them.
Thinking of doing some trimming, so let me know via PM if you'd like some cuttings, if you want to reimburse for Priority Mail envelope.  Tree isn't quite dormant yet.

Thank you all and especially JoAnn for the offer of cuttings.  Will gladly send you a Priority mail stamp if I decide to collect some cuttings.  Assume you are in California (Zone 9) - the tree is not dormant yet!

I found a local Craigslist ad for Pom plants - these are in the grounds and has fruited.  I may go see and dig up if possible.  Anyone knows - if mature pom tree (6 - 7 feet tall) can be uprooted and grown back ok?  Right now - I only have 2 cuttings and what I found out - they will come to fruit bearing size in another 3 years :-(

Thank you

I made my first attempt in July.  I obtained five cuttings from a neighbor and three took and now I have three - 10 inch trees in pots.  All I did was place them in a good potting soil mix, direct sun and never let the soil dry out.

I live in Cary, NC - does anyone in the area want to trade cuttings next spring?

Thanks.

Tad

The neighbor did not know the variety - hopefully in the next two years I will know.

Happy New Year!

Tad

GSMeyer - 

If you are talking about Craigslist ad for Pom trees in Plano - I already checked those out.  They are not edibles one.  Too sour and small to do any good.  The plants are quite tall - over 10 feet.

I heard Poms need time to establish before fruit.  I bought 2 bare-root from Womack Nursery last month - they are about 3-4 feet tall and plenty of roots.  Owner Larry-Jim told me these would still need a year or 2 before fruiting.  I donot expect any fruit this year even though they are good 4 feet tall.  

Thank you.

ZS

POMs root easily during summer. No hormone or etc needed.

Navid.