Pomegranate trees have quite large flowers that bloom a beautiful orange-red at the ends of new shoots in hotter climates in spring and in temperate climates in summer. If there are no flowers, the gardener is often puzzled.
The pomegranate trees are cultivated for their flowers or their fruit. Appropriate varieties are commercially available. The flowers of pomegranate trees and shrubs are self-fertile. If you have grown a pomegranate tree yourself from seeds or cuttings, it is uncertain whether it will ever bloom and bear fruit. Sometimes the blossoms and fruits take several years to appear.
flowering time, blossom and fruit
In this country, the blooming season of the pomegranate trees is in the summer months. Only this year's shoots bear flowers and fruit. The flowers are funnel-shaped, orange-red to light yellow in color. The fruit is apple-shaped with a diameter of about 5-10 cm, green at first and later also orange-red to reddish-brown. It is full of edible seeds surrounded by a juicy fruit coat colored in different shades of red.
Missing flowers
If you have bought a pomegranate as a container plant for the terrace or garden and have already seen it in bloom, you are often puzzled when it suddenly does not bloom. The following reasons can be responsible for the missing flowers:
- incorrect or too early cut,
- the plant lacks the nutrients required for flowering,
- the frost-sensitive plant was placed outside too early and the flower buds fell victim to the frost.
You can remedy the situation first of all by making sure that the spring cut is carried out before the budding. Furthermore, a targeted application of a fertilizer containing phosphorus and potash should be carried out. In addition, one must not forget that excess nitrogen can also lead to a decrease in flower bud formation.
tips and tricks
As a small cultivar of the pomegranate tree, the dwarf pomegranate tree (Punica granatum Nana) has become very popular on terraces and balconies. The small shrub about one meter high produces delicate flowers and fruits.