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How tough are pomegranate trees?

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 3:53 am
by JCT
So I was browsing reddit tonight and saw a story in which some landscapers actually butchered a pomegranate. The amount they took off would kill some types of trees, but for others, like figs, this is simply a haircut.

So how tough are pomegranate trees?


Re: How tough are pomegranate trees?

Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2022 2:14 pm
by pombazaar
My heart sank when I saw this!

I was reading through the comments to see what happened. What an incredible tree so carelessly handled. Having said that, well established pomegranates are very resilient trees and are also very forgiving. I've had multiple pomegranate trees that I thought were dead to my surprise were very much alive. A lot of heavy pruned trees look horrible like this but shoot out massive growth the following spring. Will the owner have fruit this year? Probably not.

I hold that this is a significant amount of damage that was unauthorized by the homeowner. I would determine what information was actually relayed to the landscaping company and consider filing a claim based on what was said.

Re: How tough are pomegranate trees?

Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:46 am
by JCT
Thank you for the reply. Sorry it took so long to look at this. I really need to visit more often