How can you tell if a pomegranate flower is male or female?
Flowers on a pomegranate may be perfect flowers that have both male and female parts and bear fruit, or non-fruiting male flowers. Male flowers have a narrow base, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers have a bulge at the bottom that is the ovary.
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Pomegranate trees are self-fruitful, which means the flowers on the pomegranate are both male and female. Pollinating insects and hummingbirds assist in spreading the pollen from flower to flower. You can even help too by using a small brush and lightly brushing from bloom to bloom.
Pomegranates (Punica granatum) are monoecious plants. Monoecious is a flowering term that means it has both male (pollen-forming) and female (ovary- and fruit-forming) reproductive organs on the same plant. The individual flowers can be perfect, meaning both male and female parts are found together in a single flower.
Most pomegranates are self-fruitful, meaning they do not require another tree to cross-pollinate with, as the bees do all the work. That said, planting another pomegranate nearby can increase fruit production on both plants. A little cross-pollination doesn't hurt, but it isn't necessary.
A. The primary reasons pomegranates don't produce usually has to do with water, pollination, sunlight and maybe a little about fertilization. Pomegranates are drought resistant, but to set fruit, they need additional irrigation.
To set fruit, the drought-tolerant pomegranate requires additional irrigation and fertilizer. They appreciate a soil pH of 5.5-7 and as is common with most plants, will benefit from a layer of organic mulch. To achieve higher production levels of pomegranate fruiting, plant in full sun.
Environmental conditions. The Pomegranate tree may drop flowers due to cold temperatures as well, so it is a good idea to protect the tree if a chill is in the forecast. Finally, the tree is drought resistant; it still needs a good deep watering if you want it to produce fruit.
Somewhat drought tolerant, a pomegranate tree is perfect for the sunniest and warmest locations in the yard that might scorch other plants. Young trees should be planted in the spring after any danger of late frost has passed. They usually take two to three years to bear fruit.
How do you self pollinate a pomegranate tree?
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