Pomegranate tree Punica granatum in bloom. (Photo credit: Joshua Siskin) By Joshua Siskin | [email protected]. UPDATED: October 11, 2021 at 8:37 AM PDT.

The botany of the pomegranate (Punica granatum) helps to explain the phenomenon of flower drop. On the pomegranate tree, both male and hermaphrodite or perfect flowers are produced; 60-70% of them ...

Within the garden, you’ll also find ginkgo, cinnamon, mulberry and countless others that are native to many regions ...

Old photos of the pomegranate in my yard in Las Cruces from a few years ago show it covered in blooms in mid-April, but I do not remember what cultivar it is and we never saw fruit developing.

I live 1.5 miles from the ocean in Costa Mesa and have three pomegranate trees producing about 50 to 70 fruit per year. They are 12 feet tall, 12 feet wide and have been in the ground about 20 years.

Q: Do pomegranate trees need cross pollination? This is the second year my single tree has had flowers but still no fruit. Do I need a second tree in order to get fruit? — D.P., Houston ...

Pomegranate tree Punica granatum in bloom. (Photo by Joshua Siskin) By Joshua Siskin | [email protected]. UPDATED: November 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM PST.

The botany of the pomegranate (Punica granatum) helps to explain the phenomenon of flower drop. On the pomegranate tree, both male and hermaphrodite or perfect flowers are produced; 60-70% of them ...