I think you should wait, I tried protecting an in ground pomegranate, and it suffered more with the protection, and this was a older pomegranate than yours. I am in 7b too. I am not sure about where you live, yet our 7b North Carolina the milder late frosts are harder on the pomegranates than the ...

'Sumbar' fruit are supposed to be juicy, and are supposed to have very soft tender seeds.

However, the fruit had no flavor whatsoever and the arils were shriveled and brown despite the fruit looking good from the outside.
I live about one half mile from the coast and struggle with fungus. I did not fertilize this year but plan on hitting in novemeber and march for next year.
Is there ...

I find that the lower point of a property often does not do as good as the higher spots.

Dcour wrote: Thu Oct 03, 2024 5:04 pm Anyone heard of this variety and can provide info?

I can see that 'Fruitwood Nursery' sells the 'Kerem' variety, you could write them and ask.

Yes, you should definitely protect it.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing a photo. That looks like good strong growth. About when does it start to freeze in your area?

I am not surprised at all, I had a pomegranate die to beneath the ground level before, and it started coming back out of the ground, directly from the roots in September. The roots of a pomegranate can actually be an underground clone of the pomegranate bush. I have learned this from personal ...

I find that one part soil to one part perlite or one part rice hulls, is best for rooting cuttings, the soil that I find works the best is moistened coco coir. Seed starting soil is one of the worst things to root cuttings with, it's way too fine and compressed.

Yes, although juiced with a citrus press, good juice is good juice.