Our pomegranate tree is simply loaded, and we’ll have to do some serious thinning of the fruit in a month or so to protect the overall integrity of the tree. I have no idea whether pomegranates in the wild are this prolific, and if so, how they get through a season without many broken branches. I’ve had to re-stake the top-heavy tree to keep it upright as the recent heavy rains and wind threatened to topple it.
Anyway, if you don’t have any pomegranate trees in your area, you might be interested in seeing the stages of development, all in one photo.
Starting in the lower right corner and going counterclockwise, you’ll see the flowers that are the first signs that the fruit bearing season is beginning. Those flowers give way to an intermediate stage (top right), which in turn become something more recognizable as an actual pomegranate (middle left).
This one tree has literally dozens of each of these “life stages.”
You have pomegranate trees!!! that is my favorite fruit! im going to have to raid your house wwhen it gets to be pomegranate season!
You’re welcome to some, but you won’t be here…they don’t get ripe until October and you’ll be at school!