Is Mridula evergreen?

[greenfig]

My Mridula. It is either evergreen or it’s not Mridula...
But whatever it is , it looks good!
It hasn’t fruited yet. You can see the reddish actively growing tips, in a 2 gal pot. All other poms I have are without any leaves already. Crazy!
Date : December 17!

[pombazaar]

Mridula is evergreen. Here’s a source citing this: https://ucanr.edu/sites/Pomegranates/files/164442.pdf

Nice plant you have going there by the way. I was interested in this cultivar but I know evergreens don’t stand a chance in 6B. I wonder if anyone in colder zones have ever harvested fruit from evergreen varieties grown in a greenhouse. Bhagwa and Ganesh are also evergreen.

[greenfig]

It’s funny that this pom started growing in September, all summer it was barely there, I thought it wouldn’t make it.
I think it follows the Southern Hemisphere Indian calendar! Lol

[pombazaar]

That's very interesting. I'm curious if your cuttings came from a mother tree sourced locally? I wonder if the growth pattern will adapt to your climate over time.

[JoshHolbrook]

@pombazaar - Evergreen poms should do fine in your zone - when people say "evergreen" with poms what they really mean is "facultatively deciduous" - in other words, they can go dormant but can also retain leaves year-round if conditions are good. So you can still let them go dormant/store in a garage/etc. Melgar is supposedly evergreen too, but goes through dormancy (and cold down into the teens) no problem.

[pombazaar]

@pombazaar - Evergreen poms should do fine in your zone - when people say "evergreen" with poms what they really mean is "facultatively deciduous" - in other words, they can go dormant but can also retain leaves year-round if conditions are good. So you can still let them go dormant/store in a garage/etc. Melgar is supposedly evergreen too, but goes through dormancy (and cold down into the teens) no problem.

Great info Josh! Thanks for this. I think I'm going to give Melgar another shot after reading this.

[alanmercieca]

Making sure that people know that the two different Melgar varieties had died at 21 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors, I am guessing that is because outdoors the ground freezes, also there can be more air movement outdoors, especially a northern wind can be dangerous to plants.

[pombazaar]

Making sure that people know that the two different Melgar varieties had died at 21 degrees Fahrenheit outdoors, I am guessing that is because outdoors the ground freezes, also there can be more air movement outdoors, especially a northern wind can be dangerous to plants.

Yup. I'm going to add both of these to the "Cultivar" section of the site so this is documented.

[alanmercieca]

After I add back 1 more post to my forum, I can help with that. I have a lot of info on them. I see the threads you have started.

[pombazaar]

After I add back 1 more post to my forum, I can help with that. I have a lot of info on them. I see the threads you have started.

I seriously appreciate that. Looking forward to seeing your post!