It was a dark and stormy monsoon night last summer when the little pomegranate tree came to my yard. I wasn't sure at first how well it would transplant but my son dug the hole nice and deep and I hoped for the best. This Spring, the first flowers fooled me- I thought they were fruit- until a reader corrected me. The flowers have a leathery covering that splits open to reveal a bright orange bloom. When it dies, the bottom is the beginning of the fruit- or so it seems to me. This will be the first time I've watched the flower to fruit miracle for a pomegranate- hope you enjoy the pictures.
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They sure are pretty little flowers, aren't they??? You can see how that little top thing on pomegranites get started from where the flower was attached! Cool!!!
We have a new pomegranate tree now only a foot tall. And three little red buds just appeared on it. I like your series of pictures, nice post!
Yes! That plump little bud base is the ovary and becomes the fruit. Aren't the pomegranates lovely? I bought a miniature at Trader Joes and it has bloomed for the last three months.
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