Pomegranate Bonsai From Cutting

Dip the cut end of each pomegranate tree cutting in a commercial growth hormone immediately after taking the cutting.

Pomegranate bonsai from cutting. Plant the cuttings in well draining loam or sandy loam in an area that gets full sun making sure the top node sticks. You should take pomegranate tree cuttings in late winter. Hardwood cuttings can be taken in spring before the buds open semi hardwood cuttings in summer. Preparation of the pomegranate cuttings the cutting should have at least one node just above the lower cut end which will be in the rooting medium.

Remove the lower leaves and cut the upper 2 3 leaves into half. To develop the foliage pinch out the tender new usually green shoots using your fingers cutting to first or third couple of leaves. Generally spring and summer are the best times to cut off and plant cuttings. Take 8 to 10 inch long cuttings from 1 4 to 1 2 inch wide shoots or suckers from last year s growth using pruning.

Apartment bonsai by vinny chirayil 51 758 views. Fill your starter pots with potting soil and place one seed in each pot. The pomegranate can be propagated from seed cuttings and by air layering. The size of the cuttings should be about about 2 4 tall 5 10 cm and 2 5 mm thick.

Each cutting should be about 10 inches long and taken from year old wood that is to inch in diameter. It is possible to take larger cuttings as well but the chance of getting them to root is slim. The pomegranate likes slightly acidic or neutral soil with a ph value not more than 7. Scrape the bark near the lower cutting end.

Pomegranate bonsai from cuttings in air pruning pots anar bonsai duration. Pomegranate trees are naturally twisted and gnarled in appearance so they make for a decorative bonsai in any house. Pomegranate bonsai trees are much easier to care for and grow than traditional bonsai trees.

Put enough soil over the seed to barely cover it.