prune pomegranate - Knowledgebase Question

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Question by lizalvillar
March 10, 2009
How do you prune a pomegranate bush?


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Answer from NGA
March 10, 2009
There is no right or wrong way to prune a pomegranate. Annual pruning of bearing pomegranates is not really necessary--but dead or damaged portions should be removed as time permits, and some thinning of suckers or branches may be necessary from time to time.

Because pomegranate suckers profusely from the crown, frequent sucker removal will be necessary to train the plant into a tree form. The process must be started soon after planting to maintain a single trunk, otherwise too many suckers will have developed that it will be difficult to change. Unless there is a strong desire for a tree-form, the bushy, free-growing shrub develops naturally.


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