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| I've done some research already, but am just wondering if I can skip some of it by asking what everyone thinks is the best deal on pomegranate plants on the internet. Locally I can only get the variety 'Wonderful' but am looking for an early-ripening variety such as 'Angel Red', 'Granada', 'Sweet', 'Eversweet', or 'White'. I'd like to find the best size for the money, since I'm planning on buying a number of plants... Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks... |
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| Wonderful and Angel Red have been a great combination for me. I can't speak to mail order, but you may want to check with local retailers that carry L.E Cooke trees. I can't remember which of the big box stores carry them, but that is how I got my Angel Red tree, and for cheap. |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 12:46
| I doubt you will find cheaper than Green Sea farms pom prices...I think they are $15 for a nice 1 gallon plant and they have 140 or so varieties? Shipping is going to kill you though. Why not just start them from cuttings? It would be a lot cheaper for you. If you want details shoot me an email. |
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| Rolling River has an incredible selection. Price is not bad at $20 each. I've never bought from them, but they have an excellent Watchdog rating. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Rolling River
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| I second Rolling River Nursery. Here is a pic of two pomegranates I got from RR in early May 2012. Left- Granada They are in 4x4x10" pots. |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 19:12
| Bob, I mean no offense but those are rather sad looking poms. These are the poms I got from the University of Florida. They were part of a study...$4 each. The ones I got from Green sea were shorter but thicker but can't find the picture. |
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| Bamboo Rabbit, The plants you got look pretty nice, but I suspect a big part of the difference is that they are fully leafed out. Mine were probably just starting to leaf out when starting their week-long trip across the country. So, the initial growth is probably a little pale. Each had nice root systems and multiple stems (not something I'd want in a tree, but it seems OK in a bush). Regrettably, I never recorded my notes on their size (the scribbled notes must have never been transcribed into my digital records). But, I believe they were pretty tall- in the 3-4' range. Just eyeballing it, that seems similar to the pictures you have. Here's a bare root Salavatski pom I got about 2 weeks ago from Isons ($30). It measured just over 48" tall, 3/4" caliper at the base, and had a nice root system. |
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- Posted by fabaceae_native (My Page) on Sun, Dec 29, 13 at 21:25
| Thanks for the comments so far. I wondered about Rolling River, but was hoping to find something cheaper. I know I can't be too picky with mail order, but just over $20 usually gets me a five gallon tree locally (though the cultivar selection is always less than ideal of course). Bamboo_rabbit: your cutting suggestion is probably the best, but I'm still demoralized after having zero success with a cuttings order from the USDA last spring. I've had success with rooting pomegranate before and I know it is pretty simple, so I was surprised and very bummed with the failure. I'd still need some plants to start with though... Thanks again... |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 7:53
| Fabacae, I know Green Sea also sells liners which would be cheap to buy and ship. They may also sell cuttings. Btw I have no connection with them....I did drive down and buy some poms from them and the plants were A+. |
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- Posted by CharlieBoring 7 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 10:38
| I bought my angle red poms from Willis Orchards. They were small but arrived on time and only priced at $9.95 + shipping, etc. I bought my russian pomegramates from edible landscape. The prices are even better for the smaller plants, from $7.00 up. |
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- Posted by john222-gg Mississippi 8b/9 (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 11:23
| This might not count where you live. I live in zone 8 close to the beach and have a wonderful pom it freezes back almost every year and stays stunted. Am giving up this year. Hope you have better luck. |
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- Posted by bamboo_rabbit 9A Inverness FL (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 16:40
| John, They do have cold hardy poms......most of which taste as good or better than Wonderful and are much more hardy. In a protected spot you can get fruit even in zone 6. |
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- Posted by Chris-7b-GA none (My Page) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 20:21
| Another source for pomegranates to consider is Chestnut Hill Tree Farm in Florida. They are a true grower that sells to the public. I went there to pick up some beautiful 15 gallon persimmons but while I was there I picked up this 1 gallon Fleishman variety. The tree is nearly 6 feet tall. Not sure about there shipping costs, but it was more tree for the money than what I got from Green Sea last year. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fleishman Pomegranate
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- Posted by fabaceae_native (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 23:07
| Thanks all for the suggestions. Definitely the pomegranates from Chestnut Hill Tree Farm look like the best deal, since they are gallon-size for 12.95 and shipping seems to be about $22 for one or many (I'm sure it jumps up to a higher rate eventually, but not for the number I need). Unfortunately CHTF only has one of the varieties I'm looking for (Eversweet). I may consider Salavatski too, it's cold hardiness being a plus for my area, but early ripening is still my most important criterion. I will be planting the pomegranates outside along the south side of an adobe wall, which will support a plastic covering for the plants during the winter. This setup should add a zone or two to my 6b, and hopefully allow me to get fruit eventually. Up until now I have grown them in pots and enjoyed the fruit, but had only Wonderful, which is late ripening and some fruit did not mature before leaf fall/hard frost. |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Mon, Jan 6, 14 at 14:35
| I have gotten very nice plants from Green Sea and from Rolling Rock. Edible Landscaping has small plants for cheap prices; their larger ones are very good but I have not tried their smaller ones yet. I hope the 4F expected tonight doesn't do in any of my new plants; I may throw a cover on them. Scott |
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