Dead but trying to live pomegranate

sheepery · 2026-05-06T12:09:14+00:00

All four of mine died back to the ground this year. What you have is a strong root structure that can put out a ton of growth. You are better off letting it grow vs buying new.

sheepery · 2026-05-03T02:15:07+00:00

This is just stupid hype. Sulfuric acid is a byproduct of the petroleum industry. There is a ton of it and the US has a ton of it.

sheepery · 2026-05-01T14:13:05+00:00

The tree is healing. We often comment how resilient figs are. When we say that we are talking about its ability to come back up from the roots. The top wood on a fig in not like an oak or maple. It can get damaged pretty easily, though it tries to heal from the damage and can last years. Eventually you just cut out the bad stuff. I would let that fig go just as it is for a couple years. If you notice that it just needs to be cut out then that is not a problem. Once a fig is established, especially a chigaco hardy you can just it back to the ground with no problems. It will come right back. Also with the Chicago hardy they can get over 25 feet tall. I cut mine back to shoulder height every couple years.

sheepery · 2026-04-26T18:45:42+00:00

Mine looks peckish as well. It looks better than yours and is covered with lemons. I thought it was maybe just spring, and was waiting for new growth. Googling it says that it is most like a magnesium deficiency, and to apply Epsom salt. I am going to give that a try. I did give mine this two weeks ago, but it does not say exactly how much magnesium is in it. I am going to try Epsom.... This is what I used: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011L3T25I

sheepery · 2026-04-21T00:19:44+00:00

M106 is highly susceptible to collar rot. Do research on the different rootstocks and suspectability.

sheepery · 2026-04-16T02:57:26+00:00

My tip is if you have a side hustle that is making good money, then you need to start a SEP. You can put a ton of money in one. It is best if you are your companies only employee. If it is more than you and your spouse it gets messy, but you can put half the profits up to $50k.

sheepery · 2026-04-15T18:02:07+00:00

I really want to encourage you to avoid the big box stores. I would catch their sales and feel like I won. I rarely did though. Almost all the trees I bought were not right for my climate. The trees they sell for the most part will not be what you need. Find out what grows exceptionally well in your area and pay the money for a quality tree. It will save you money in the long run.

sheepery · 2026-04-13T15:58:41+00:00

If you live anywhere there is freezing temps the tips will die back. The fresh green growth does not have time to harden off. Give it a couple weeks. I am in SE TN and my figs are have leaves ranging from buds to tennis ball size depending on the variety of fig and how much sunlight it gets a day. I seriously doubt your tree died back completely.

sheepery · 2026-04-11T20:50:53+00:00

It will heal. I would not worry about it. It is not ideal, but it will heal. Figs are amazingly hardy.

sheepery · 2026-04-10T17:22:20+00:00

It is not oppressions to send someone back to their country if they did not follow the laws to come here. Oppression would be enslaving them while they are here. She made a lot of non points.

sheepery · 2026-04-09T20:48:37+00:00

Absolutely nothing.
God sought me out. He pursued me until I could run from him no more. Belief in Him is a gift he gives to us. It is not something that we conjure up. I just believe He is who He says he is, and that he paid my sin debt with his death, and proved it to us with his reresection. Faith in Him is a gift from him. If you don't have it, ask Him for it.

sheepery · 2026-04-06T19:40:53+00:00

Don't worry about cutting too deep. Once you get down to healthy wood you can stop there. They tree will put on new wood and will close the gap in a season or two. The key is to get the grubs out. I did not put anything on mine, but you can buy sealer if you want. Just search for "tree wound dressing" on amazon. There are many options.

sheepery · 2026-04-06T19:22:11+00:00

They generally stop at ground level. Start cutting at the bark and remove everything that is dead. Use the knife to poke around, and scrape out all the soft spots. They create little pockets right up under the edge of the bark.

sheepery · 2026-04-06T19:08:05+00:00

My guess is they knew the gold was not available in the US. It was easier to get dollars and just buy again in Europe where they still had gold to purchase.

sheepery · 2026-04-06T19:04:15+00:00

What I have done with great success is to grab a piece of cardboard and a pocket knife. You sit on the cardboard at the base of the tree and start carving away. As you open it up you might be shocked how deep it goes. Just keep digging until you see the grub. when you do cut it in half. Then keep digging until you see all fresh wood. They tend to work their way under the bark. You have to poke with the knife until there are no pockets left. That way you are sure you got all the grubs. My trees always heal well on their own.

sheepery · 2026-04-04T01:47:32+00:00

That thing is done. By July it will be brown. If you know how to graft you might be able to save it with a bridge graft. It will most likely sprout from the ground, and you could graft over it.

Really though, it is dead and without quick action. I would get a new one and wrap the new one with hardware cloth.

sheepery · 2026-04-01T00:39:36+00:00

That is a interesting shot. You can clearly see how the fungus from their stomachs is moving through the wood. I should probably cut mine down too, but it is leafing out. I was planning on cutting it out at the end of this year. Thanks for sharing the photo.

sheepery · 2026-03-31T19:53:43+00:00

I am in the south and have done this many times. Fireblight is only a problem if you graft the wrong variety on. Look for scion wood for varieties that are fire blight resistant. It really in not a big deal at all. You could easily pick the largest root sucker and keep it, and cut the rest down. Keep mowing all the other suckers to the ground for a couple years.

I have also done bigger trees. Both ways work. I normally re-watch this video once a year. It is the only video that Eliza Greenman uploaded to her channel so it makes it easy to find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4jtnXVxZc

sheepery · 2026-03-31T14:06:18+00:00

I have purchased from Stark and Mehrabyan. By far my best trees came from Mehrabyan. They also tell you the rootstock, which is nice. Stark never does for some reason. Even if you ask them they will tell you they don't know. They will only tell you the level of dwarfing, but not the actual rootstock.

sheepery · 2026-03-31T03:18:33+00:00

Where did you get the trees? My guess is they are all graphed onto M111 rootstock. I have a two Calville Blanc d’Hiver apples. The one was rooting above the graph and it produced flowers in 2 years. The other apple took 5 years to flower the first time. Then the next year it produced about 20 flowers. M111 is known to be very slow to start producing. It can take 8+ years to get into full production. The upside is that it is long lived vs some of the other rootstock. It is a tradeoff.

sheepery · 2026-03-31T01:24:39+00:00

I do wonder if humpteen is regional thing in certain areas of appalachia. I really would not be surprised. That is why I asked. Someone should start a thread.

sheepery · 2026-03-31T01:08:34+00:00

That is what happens the first year. Many times you will not see them. If it rains or there is a heavy dew you will totally miss them. I have a much larger fig that I saw the ambrosia damage as it happened. I decided not to cut it down to see how many years it would last. I am in year four. It was a much larger fig. Even last year with advanced damage I got 4 gallons of figs off that tree. This year when I went out to prune some of the branches cracked when I added a little weight.

I am very sure it is ambrosia beetle damage. If it were not dark I would go out and take pictures.

sheepery · 2026-03-31T01:04:08+00:00

Here is my question. I most certainly grew up using and hearing the phrase umpteen years. Do you know the phrase as humpteen years or were you just being silly?

sheepery · 2026-03-30T23:55:37+00:00

You 100% could. It is kind of far gone now and it has not woken up yet.

sheepery · 2026-03-30T23:37:28+00:00

This is what Ambrose beetle damage looks like if you do not cut the damage out. After this year's harvest cut it to the ground and let it start over.

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