Pomegranate seedlings bear fruit in several years

The pomegranate fruit is rich in nutrition, and the content of vitamin C is one or two times higher than that of apples and pears. It is cultivated in the north and south of our country, and the planting area is larger in Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan and other places, and some high quality varieties have been cultivated. So, how many years do pomegranate seedlings bear fruit?

1. How many years will pomegranate seedlings bear fruit?

Pomegranate seedlings usually begin to bear fruit after 3-4 years, but the seedlings sown with pomegranate seeds take more than 10 years to blossom and bear fruit.

II. Planting techniques of pomegranate

1. Planting

It can be planted or changed after falling leaves in autumn to before sprouting in the following spring. Land planting should choose a sunny, leeward, slightly higher place, the soil should be loose, fertile, good drainage. In the pot, the rotten leaf soil, the same soil and river sand mixed culture soil were selected, and an appropriate amount of mature organic fertilizer was added. Take soil mass when planting, trim the aboveground part properly, pour water thoroughly after planting, keep it in the shade, and move it to a ventilated and sunny place after germination.

two。 Light

Light and temperature are important conditions affecting flower bud formation. The growing period requires all-day sunshine, and the more sunlight you have, the more flowers you will have. The leeward, sunny and dry environment is conducive to flower bud formation and flowering. When the light is insufficient, it will only grow leaves but not blossom, affecting the ornamental effect. The suitable growth temperature is 15-20 ℃, and the winter temperature should be lower than-18 ℃, otherwise it will suffer frost injury.

3. Water and fertilizer

Pomegranate field cultivation must be re-applied organic fertilizer once a year, potted plants for 1 to 2 years need to change pots to fertilize. In the growing season, we should also topdressing 3 to 5 times, and pay attention to loosen the soil and weed, often keep the basin soil moist, strictly prevent drought and waterlogging.

4. Pruning

The pomegranate needs to be pruned year after year; it can be shaped into a single-stem round head or multi-trunk cluster, or it can be strongly trimmed into a dwarf flat-headed crown. In the fruiting period, the overgrown branches should be coring in summer and truncated after autumn to avoid secondary and tertiary branches at the top to store nutrients in order to form fruiting mother branches in the following year and cut off the sprouting in the rhizosphere in time.

5. Harvest

Pomegranate blossoms 3 times a year, so it has 3 times of fruit, generally to head flower or two flowers and fruits develop well. It should be harvested in time according to variety characteristics, fruit maturity and climatic conditions.

The pomegranate flower is big and colorful, the florescence is long, and the pomegranate fruit is colorful from before and after the wheat harvest to October. Because of its ability to enjoy flowers and eat fruit, it is very popular, especially the bonsai made with pomegranate.