Q: I have one pomegranate tree in bad shape. The leaves are turning yellow and then brown; yet underneath the veins are pink. This is one tree out of my 50 that looks like this. The other trees loo ...

To increase the size of pomegranate fruit, focus on pruning, applying fertilizer and watering enough so the plant doesn’t get droughty. Right now, because it is late fall and it is getting co ...

Then transfer the pollen to stigmas. In a hermaphrodite flower on a pomegranate tree, dozens of pollen-bearing anthers surround a single stigma that protrudes above the anthers.

Q: I have an Angel Red variety pomegranate tree that is 5 years old. It is producing a very good crop of fruit this year. I’m concerned about the care of my tree. Specifically, I would ...

Lightly fertilize your 10-year-old pomegranate tree with nitrogen (21-0-0 ammonium sulfate fertilizer) over the course of the growing season. Young trees should receive nitrogen fertilizer in ...

Fertilizing for your pomegranate tree is the same as it is with most fruit trees. They need a lot of low nitrogen feed, like phosphates and potassium.

Since your tree is only a couple of years old, you need to give it time to mature into a healthy, fruit-bearing plant. Fertilize with a slow-release fertilizer (8-8-8 or similar) in March and July.

Pomegranate trees (actually large shrubs) should be given 2- to 4-ounce applications of nitrogen fertilizer the first two springs after planting.