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- Pomegranates also grow in Germany
- Pomegranate as a container plant
- Pomegranate in the field
- Tips & Tricks
Pomegranates also grow in Germany
The pomegranates are grown from Turkey via the former Soviet republics such as Armenia and Georgia all the way to Iran, China, Indonesia. But even in the warmer regions of Germany, the pomegranate trees can bear flowers and fruits.
The botanical name of the pomegranate tree is Punica granatum. It is a three to five meter tall tree that can grow very old. In Europe, the small-bred Punica granatum Nana is also widespread. The dwarf pomegranate tree is about a meter small shrub. Both trees have orange-red, funnel-shaped flowers in the spring and cast off their foliage in autumn.
Pomegranate as a container plant
This exotic fruit is more likely to be associated with warm climates in Asia, the Mediterranean, India. In most regions of Germany, the pomegranates are planted as ornamental wood because of the beautiful flowers and leaves. They are kept mainly in buckets due to their sensitivity to frost, and are brought to a cool and frost-free place for the winter when the foliage is discarded.
The pomegranate tree needs a dark winter habitat with temperatures between 2 ° and 7 ° C, where he keeps hibernation until February. During hibernation, it is poured very little and not fertilized. In the period between February and May, he can slowly get used to his outdoor stay in a warmer and lighter place, where he can be placed after the icy saints.
Pomegranate in the field
In the regions of Germany with a milder climate, where also viticulture is operated, the plants of the pomegranate trees in the field is conceivable, z. B. to a protected south wall of a building. There it is also possible that the trees bear fruit and they also get enough sun to mature. In essence, the harvest depends on whether the summer is warm enough and dry.
The permafrost periods are not well tolerated by the pomegranate trees. Among other things, the sensitivity to frost depends on the variety. There are quite robust varieties that survive the winter outdoors with some protection against the cold:
Tips & Tricks
The pomegranates are harvested from October to the first frost. The fruits do not ripen, so only harvest ripe fruit. These can be recognized by the orange-red colored, cracked shell.