What is a pomegranate bonsai?

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asked Nov 24, 2023 in Gardening by Cay2020 (3,340 points)
What is a pomegranate bonsai?

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answered Sep 20 by Take8seat (29,260 points)
A pomegranate bonsai is a great Mediterranean species of the broadleaf deciduous tree.

In warmer climates the pomegranate bonsai tree is semi evergreen although not fully evergreen as it also sheds some of it's leaves in the fall and winter no matter where it has been cultivated.

Pomegranate bonsai displays a wonderful, unpredictable, and freeform branching with the same unique, unexpected movement in the trunk.

Pomegranate bonsai trees are also known to only fruit in climates with warm, prolonged summer months and mild winter temperatures, such as Japan and the Mediterranean regions of the world.

In hot and dry climates pomegranate bonsai should be placed in small pots that should be protected from hot afternoon sun in summer.

On the other hand the pomegranate bonsai must also be protected from frost.

A frost-free cold frame with temperatures between 2 and 8° C (35 – 46°F) is an ideal place in winter for pomegranate bonsai.

Despite their eccentric appearance, pomegranate trees (Punica granatum) are surprisingly well suited to growing indoors.

Unlike many other fruit trees, they have shallow root systems which are a good match for container growing.

Naturally, pomegranates are a multi-trunk shrub.

However, the pomegranate can be pruned into a single or mult-trunk tree.

Either way, the number of trunks should be limited from three to six, otherwise fruit production may suffer.

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