Four-Season Pomegranate Cultivation Techniques: Master the Key Points for Flowering and Fruiting in All Four Seasons
The four-season pomegranate is a pomegranate variety introduced to China during the Han Dynasty by Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions. It got its name because it can bloom and bear fruit in all four seasons. It is mainly grown for its flowers, and can also be grown for its fruit. So how do you cultivate the four-season pomegranate? Here we introduce the four-season pomegranate cultivation techniques.
I. Introduction to the four-season pomegranate!
1. What else is the four-season pomegranate called?
The four-season pomegranate is also called the monthly pomegranate, month-by-month pomegranate, flowering pomegranate, fire pomegranate, etc. Its crown is extremely short and small, its branches are slender and supple, and its leaves are long and narrow; the flowers are mostly bright red, with some pink, yellow-white, and white as well. Both its flowers and fruits are small, and when ripe the skin of the fruit is pink or red.
2. Where is the four-season pomegranate native to?
The four-season pomegranate is native to Afghanistan, Iran, and the Central Asian region of the former Soviet Union. During the Han Dynasty it was introduced to China by Zhang Qian on his mission to the Western Regions. China has a cultivation history of more than two thousand years, and it is cultivated throughout the north and south of China except in extremely cold regions. It is a subtropical and temperate flowering and fruiting tree.
II. How much do four-season pomegranate saplings cost?
The price of four-season pomegranate saplings varies with different places of origin and different specifications. According to information provided by 597 Seedling Network, the prices of four-season pomegranate saplings are:
1. For four-season pomegranate saplings with a specification of 0.5 cm diameter at breast height, 150 cm height, 50 cm crown width, and 1.2 cm ground diameter, Tai'an Development Zone Fupeng Horticulture Farm sells them at 5.5 yuan each, while Tai'an Chunmanyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. and Tai'an High-tech Zone Lingxiu Seedling Center sell them at 5.6 yuan each.
2. For four-season pomegranate saplings with a specification of 0.8 cm diameter at breast height, 150 cm height, 50 cm crown width, and 1 cm ground diameter, Tai'an Chunmanyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. sells them at 6.6 yuan each; for a specification of 0.7 cm diameter at breast height, 90 cm height, 30 cm crown width, and 0.6 cm ground diameter, Tai'an Development Zone Lechen Seedling Breeding Center sells them at 4.5 yuan each; for a specification of 1 cm diameter at breast height, 150 cm height, 30 cm crown width, and 1 cm ground diameter, Tai'an Senlinmu Seedling Co., Ltd. sells them at 5 yuan each.
III. Introduction to four-season pomegranate cultivation techniques!
1. Time: Generally, you buy saplings and plant them yourself, and they can be planted in all four seasons, but planting in autumn or early spring is better; if you are in the south, autumn planting is best, and if you are in the north, spring planting is best; if you collect seeds yourself and raise seedlings, sowing them fresh right after harvest can achieve a survival rate of over 80%.
2. Soil: The four-season pomegranate is not strict about soil requirements, but loose, fertile soil is preferable. Before planting, first prepare the land, plow deeply to mature it, remove weeds, and clear away stones, then apply enough organic fertilizer, then dig holes and plant, then backfill the soil. After backfilling, water thoroughly and cover with plastic film to keep warm.
3. Light: The four-season pomegranate likes an environment with plenty of sunlight, but it fears shade. If grown in a pot, it should often be placed in a sunny spot for care, and not placed in a shady place, so as to avoid poor flowering and fruiting.
4. Temperature: The four-season pomegranate likes a warm environment and is also cold-tolerant. If the soil temperature is very high in summer, cover the tree disk with organic matter (straw, chaff, sawdust, etc.) or plant grass to cool the soil, prevent the base from being scorched, and promote the normal growth of the fruit tree.
5. Fertilizing: The four-season pomegranate tolerates poor soil, but after the saplings survive in the current year, from May to July a small amount of fertilizer should be applied once a month, watering each plant with 1-2 kg of decomposed manure water plus a small amount of urea; before leaf fall in autumn, dig a ring-shaped trench and apply 20-30 kg of organic fertilizer per plant.
6. Watering: The four-season pomegranate likes a moist environment, but it fears waterlogging. When the saplings sprout, when the fruit begins to swell, and before the leaves fall, the plants should be irrigated, and keeping the soil moisture at 60-80 percent is more suitable; during the flowering and fruiting period, water should be properly controlled, otherwise it easily causes flower drop and fruit drop.
7. Pruning: The four-season pomegranate is mainly pruned in winter, with thinning as the main method, cutting off crossing branches and overlapping branches, densely growing branches, diseased and pest-infested branches, vigorous branches, and leggy branches, to ensure the tree shape; during the growing season, excess sprouted suckers should be removed in time to reduce the loss of nutrients.
The above is an introduction to the value and cultivation techniques of the four-season pomegranate. We hope it is useful to everyone.