Pomegranates in Cold(er) Climates
peachymomo
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Comments (15)Not sure how he arrived at hardyness for some varieties esp those not at the old Byron, GA orchard. I contacted Richard through email on his website few weeks ago about how he arrived at putting 'DK from Shevlan' variety in the 'most hardy' category in his book. I was curious about it as its from Turkmenistan. I stupidly asked why it was cold hardy as its from Turkmenistan and and not Russia (thought at the time Turkmenistan region was warmer than any Russian area), and also where he saw it growing to arrive at that conclusion (like was there a place in Texas trying it out, or did Levin mention it somewhere). He pointed out in his email that Turkmenistan was part of Russia/USSR at some point and didn't answer 2nd question. Sent a followup email apologizing forgetting my history, and re-asked about 'DK from Shevlan' but didn't get an answer back. Wondering if anyone knows about that variety (tried asking PomWorldwide forums few months ago and no one answered back)?...See MoreZone 6 pomegranates?
Comments (8)Here's the pomegranates that I picked from my in ground pomegranate tree. It's called Salavatski. It normally bears larger fruit, but since the tree is still small they didn't get very large. The deep red seeds are very sweet, The seeds are not very soft, but cold hardy varieties of pomegranates seem to all a harder seed. It's still soft enough and chewable and didn't bother me at all. It was only 3 years in the ground when it started bearing. Here it is planted near the wall along with a fig tree. Bass Here is a link that might be useful: trees of joy fruit trees...See MoreAny Zone 5ers or 6ers peek at protected Musa Basjoos yet?
Comments (70)"Where and how much did you order your basjoo, if you don't mind me asking?" Sorry, I'm just catching up! I ordered mine on Ebay. This is my second time ordering and I think I generally pay around $5-6 a plant. I received them already and they look great, so I have four in the ground at this point (three new and one I had as a houseplant). Blondboy, I'm so happy for you!!!! What a sight!!! I guess I was the only one who actually killed mine. :( But as a Zone 5er (and borderline 5 at that), I'm not all that surprised. I WILL try again this coming winter though, maybe even with Christmas lights for a little warmth! I did a few things wrong this winter like having plastic directly on the plant!...See Morepecans/pomegranates in Georgia
Comments (2)Madison, GA is apparently in USDA zone 7B, which is also apparently the coldest USDA zone a pomegranate will grow in, with out cold protection. You can't always go by USDA zone stuff, because they're not always right 100% of the time, but I believe pomegranates are grown in South Carolina, which should have a similar cold season as Georgia. I'm sure some one will come along this thread eventually that grows them there and will comment....See Morepeachymomo
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