Pruning a Pomegranate
Pomegrantes can be grown naturally as a large bush or limbed up into a small tree.
Because pomegranate suckers profusely from the crown, frequent sucker removal will be necessary to train the plant into a tree form, as is popularly done.
To develop a single or 2 to 3-stem trunk, the process must be started soon after planting. Choose 1 to 3 trunks you would like to keep and remove the rest. If you're lucky, you might find a 1 to 3-trunk already established at a local nursery and garden center.
Annual pruning of bearing pomegranates is not really necessary - but dead or damaged portions should be removed as time permits, and some thinning of suckers or branches may be necessary from time to time. As your pomegranate plant matures, continue with the same care as practiced during establishment, whether tree-form or natural shrub.
