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Various things can cause a pomegranate tree not to produce fruit. The age of the tree, too young or too old, the tree’s health, location, soil, or water all play influencing factors. With the reduction of pollinating insects, the pollination of your fruit trees may not always be happening as it should. Doing this job by hand may be the only solution. Let\u2019s take a closer look at why your pomegranate tree is not producing fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Long For A Pomegranate Tree To Produce Fruit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Depending on how your pomegranate was grown \u2013 from a seed, a cutting, or a graft you will need to wait until it is mature and healthy enough to produce its first fruit<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trees grown from seeds often take much longer to establish and it will be many seasons before a single fruit is seen on your young tree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those grown from cuttings, this process may take less time, but for those grafted onto the already slightly aged rootstock, you will get the fastest returns and may even have your first few fruits in the first or second year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Many Years Before A Pomegranate Tree Produces Fruit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As we learned above, the number of years it takes for a pomegranate tree to produce fruit often depends on how it was grown. It will also depend on other influencing factors such as the type of soil the tree is growing in, and how much available food there is within that soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water is another important factor as too much or too little can affect fruit production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A disease that gets into a young tree may not kill it, but it will certainly affect how well it fruits as will a heavy burden of insect pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, you can expect to wait around four years until your tree starts producing fruits and a few more before it is cropping heavily, providing it is being given everything it needs to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is My Pomegranate Tree Not Producing Fruit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Having established that your tree is at least four years old, and is not grown from a seed, then it should be producing fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pomegranates are generally self-pollinating<\/a>, meaning that they don\u2019t require the pollen from another pomegranate tree to develop fruit. However, it is worth remembering that all fruit trees benefit from having a partner tree or trees to provide cross-pollination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This not only increases the number of fruits that will develop, but also the size and quality of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two main types of pomegranate tree, one which bears fruit and one which is ornamental and only bears flowers. If you have a flowering variety, you won\u2019t get many or any fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wide range of pomegranate cultivars means that there are generally one or two types that will grow in the area you live in. If you reside in a cold zone, then choosing a cultivar such as Russian 26<\/em> which is very cold hardy is a good choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A popular commercial variety is Wonderful<\/em> as it gives lots of large, red fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a fruiting variety and either it is not producing fruits or they are dropping from the tree before they ripen, there are several problems that could be causing the issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pollination<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It doesn\u2019t matter if your tree is self-pollinated or cross-pollinated, for either to happen there has to be an exchange of pollen between the male and female flowers. This is facilitated by insects or hummingbirds. Wind dispersal is not sufficient for pomegranates and you really need an abundance of bees to do the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If insecticide use in your area is common, then there may be a lack of bees and other pollinating insects around. Or it could be that your garden only attracts a few if you don\u2019t have many flowering plants to encourage insects to visit. The solution \u2013 plant more insect attracting flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If necessary, you can hand-pollinate your pomegranate flowers by using a small artist paintbrush or a cotton swab. Dip it into the male flowers and collect the pollen, then transfer it to a female flower just as the bees would do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been found that trees that are pollinated earlier in the season, produce the largest, best quality fruits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tree Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are various things that can affect the health of your tree and if your tree isn\u2019t healthy, it won\u2019t produce many fruits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n