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Growing pomegranates at home has many advantages. Not only do you get to enjoy a beautiful tree, with large attractive flowers, but you also get to pick and enjoy delicious ripe fruits at harvest time. Pomegranate trees require pruning twice a year to keep them in good shape and to prevent any problems from arising. We\u2019ll take a closer look at how to prune a pomegranate tree in this article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do You Prune A Pomegranate Tree?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pruning begins early in the young pomegranate tree’s life and will continue as it grows into a mature specimen. Good pruning at an early age really helps to shape the tree the way you want and keeps the tree healthier and more manageable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Pruning of a Newly Planted Tree<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you live where winters are mild and you\u2019d like to grow a tree as opposed to a bush, look for the strongest-looking shoot. With a disinfected pair of pruners, cut off all the other shoots at their base leaving only your selected \u201ctrunk\u201d<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you live where winters are colder or you want to grow a bush rather than a tree, then select five or six healthy-looking shoots that are branching out nicely in an open cone shape away from each other and remove the rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for leaving several shoots if you live in a colder area is to reduce the danger of a single one being killed off by the cold. Leaving several gives you more chance of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, shorten each shoot so it\u2019s around 24 inches in length. Again, ensure you clean the blades of your pruning shears first and between each cut. Try to cut just above an outward-facing bud, if possible, at a slight angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the tree or bush grows over the summer, remove any suckers that appear at the base by twisting them off with your fingers while they are very young. If they are too hard to do this, cut them off cleanly with some disinfected pruning shears as close to the base as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pruning in Year Two <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In late winter, just before the new growing season begins and all danger of frost has passed, prune<\/a> out the thin twigs growing from the main branches, but leave the best three to five to develop. Choose ones that are growing in an open shape and that don\u2019t cross others. They should not be growing downwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always try to cut just above outward-facing shoots, as this encourages an open tree or bush shape and allows for better air and light circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the summer, as in the previous year, twist or cut off any suckers or water sprouts coming from the base of the tree as soon as you see them. Using the twist-off method helps stop more growing and can help the tree heal faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pruning in Subsequent Years<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the third and subsequent years, cut out any crossed or very close growing branches, and dead or diseased wood in the late winter, or early spring after the last frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue to remove suckers and water sprouts as you see them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, you can see all about pruning your pomegranate tree: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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