Pomegranate Bonsai seeds

LATIN NAME: PUNICA GRANATUM

COMMON NAME: Pomegranate Bonsai

The pomegranate bonsai gems the compact, twiggy crown with the small, glossy leaves, the scarlet, crinkled flowers through the summer, and the hard, round fruits that hold the ruby seeds, the whole plant carrying the ornamental, fruitful look of the old bonsai subjects. The flowers open in the bright, crinkled cups, and the fruits ripen through the autumn. The plant takes the training and the clipping well, and it stands the heat and the dry air well. It likes the sun, and the light, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the loosestrife family, the pomegranate holds a double record in the fruit research and the bonsai tradition, and the species appears in the studies of the fruiting habit and the ornamental forms. The research covers the fruit chemistry and the way the plant flowers and fruits under the training, while the food scientists study the ruby seeds for the table and the juice. The horticulturists value the scarlet flowers, and the growers of the fruiting bonsai keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

On the sunny windowsill or in the garden, the pomegranate bonsai fruits in the little pot. The scarlet, crinkled flowers open through the summer, the glossy leaves hold the compact crown, and the round fruits carry the ruby seeds for the table and the juice. The plant takes the training well and grows happily in the light, well-drained soil in the full sun. Bright, generous and fruitful in the small form.

The pomegranate bonsai seeds germinate readily in a rich, gritty loam kept warm and moist. The seedlings spring up within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily with the small, glossy leaves. Keep them in the warm, bright spot, and give them the light, well-drained soil in the full sun. The scarlet flowers come within the few years, and the little fruits follow in the warm season.

To grow the pomegranate bonsai from seed, sow the small, hard seeds evenly into the shallow pot of rich, gritty loam, then cover them lightly, keep the pot in the warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings break through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Grow the young plants in the sunny, well-drained spot, and the scarlet flowers will gem the small crown over the summer.

Dwarf Pomegranate TREE

Punica granatum nana is one of the most popular of all dwarf trees for bonsai hobbyists and is perfect for beginners. It has a marvelous naturally-twisting style trunk that very easily adopts a gnarled, ancient appearance. The deciduous leaves start out the year bronzy, develop to a brightly shimmering green and end the year an attractive shade of yellow. The leaves cling to the shrub until quite late in the year, returning slowly in Spring.