Oh, Punica granatum (Pomegranate), 5 year old outdoor planted bush

Loquat first winter outdoors, landscape fabric to protect from the wind

Sad and dry year old Mango tree

And year old, nearly 3 foot tall avocado

Have a great day!
Adam

In the mango pic, there is a sad 1 year old Lychee behind the sad little mango plant.
Cheers!
Adam

i have found here in croatia seeds of pistachio tree,in grocery store, unsalted and unroasted. seeds are without those shells. about 10 days ago i soaked it in water with some fungicide,and plant it in sterile soil. now i have 12 pistachio seedlings 8) . also earlier this year i got few raw pistachios from our coast (just few trees at the coast, of real pistachio, pistacia vera) and only one seedling is alive. this new seeds are from iran which i bought in the shop. in the internet it say that are cold hardy to 0 F, -18C. in some other literature it says that p.vera is cold hardy to -33 C,in iran,turkmenistan... if the soil is dry in winter.
it would be great to have my own pistachio trees. if it is grown from seed, it gives fruits in 10th year.

Here is the thread that I made a while ago....

Also, I found "l;ily bulbs" for sale at superstore. Turns out they are called Lilum Brownii. Im gonna pick some up tomorrow (3 bulbs for 3 bucks!)

http://palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3079&highlight=

Oh, Punica granatum (Pomegranate), 5 year old outdoor planted bush

How hardy is it? Do you have to cover it in the winter? 5 years outside, that is so cool. 8)

Pommegranate is said to be able to grow much like a fig in zone 4 and 5. I cant find the source yet, but ive read the old settlers in new england grew it for fruit espalier against a south wall. Im going to try some here this year. THey grow really easy from seed, and like hot dryish areas. You soak the seeds, while still in the gel filled capsule (the name always escapes me) for a day or 2. Squeeze them out, wash them, disinfect them, and let them dry for a day. Soak em for a day, so about double the thickness (not a lot), and wait about a week or 2. I got 90% germination from a grocery store fruit. The thing is, you arent really sure what you are going to get. Most people get the "wonderful" brand, which is a hybrid. IF you are lucky enough to find a for sure species fruit, it should grow true from seed. Then again, there is like 1000 seeds in a normal sized fruit, so the variety in the seedlings should be crazy...

Thanks for the info. 😀

pomegranates survive here in zone 7a They defoliate. They experience a 1/3 dieback. ours has grown from 15 inches to six feet tall and widesince we planted it outdoors fournyears ago .. we build a hoophouse ovrtop of it and our outdoor grapefrit tree evry fall to early spring. this reason isvwhy i belive ours flowers quite a bit, but no fruit yet

Adam

Adam, that pomegranate is lovely!
I've got a dried shrivelled up one on my counter right now...should give it a go, always wanted to try starting seeds.
Nice pics!

Jesse, thanks for finding that old topic, I knew it was there somewhere 😉

Barb

How do you find Loquat in the stores? I've never seen it but would love to try them.

Barb - Pomm. is really, really easy to start from seed. Just be careful, cause the germination rate is pretty high. I started like 50 seeds and had way too many seedlings! They grow fast too.

I forgot about that grocery store thread. Im glad adam reminded me 😀

I have only seen Loquat in Fortinos... around halloween. That was at Dundurn in Hamilton, ON. Likely also available at Asian food supermarkets in large metropolises. I would just ask. My first batch of seeds came from India. Be sure if you order Loquat seeds, that they have not dried out.. that means they are done for.
Adam

Adam, can pomegranates be trained to a standard? like a tree?
or are they always bushy, with tons of buds breaking all along the trunk(s)?

I'm a sucker for "standards" (pardon the pun).

Thanks for the idea...have some pomegranate seeds soaking now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate

Barb

I bought an Angel Red pomegranate at a local nursery and planted it last March. It flowered and gave me two fruits. And you know what? They tasted good. I don't if they defoliate so much as they are decidious. Mine had great Fall colors. You can train them like a shrub or a tree.

As for the main question: Different types of Citrus, Avocados, Mangos, Pineapples (no fruit), and Cherimoyas, the easiest germination I have ever seen.

I also plant a lot of Taro roots in the yard for small Elephant Ears.