Generally speaking, the bud tips on the trunk need to be removed unless the trunk needs to grow into a shape. Side branches also need topping. If the lateral branches are too long, the branches will break and the whole plant will fall, which is easy to grow in vain. Generally speaking, when the lateral branches grow to 6 cm to 8 cm, you can pick the heart and remove the leaf buds of the lateral branches.

The leaves of potted pomegranate also need pruning, and the diseased leaves, dead leaves, insect leaves and black leaves found in daily maintenance need to be cut off in time. For plants that grow well, it is necessary to properly thin the leaves, trim the leaves that are too dense, and cut off the harmful leaves that grow in, are deformed, overlap and grow white.

Potted pomegranate is not the more leaves, the better. Too dense and thick leaves will not only consume too much nutrition, but also affect the nutrition source of the fruit, and also affect the ventilation of the plant microenvironment, which will block the light from each other and reduce the light utilization rate of potted pomegranate plants, so it needs pruning.

Cultural connotation

People in China regard pomegranate as a mascot, which means it is a symbol of many children and many blessings. The ancients called pomegranate "a thousand rooms are the same piece, and a thousand children are like one." When people get married, they often put the peeled pomegranate with berries exposed on the desk of the new house or handle it by him, and some people give pomegranate to wish them good luck. Common auspicious paintings include Liu Kaibaizi, Sanduo, Huafeng Zhu San, and many children and many blessings.

Pomegranate, which grew in China in modern times, was brought back to China by Zhang Qian when he was in the Western Regions in Han Dynasty. People borrow pomegranate seeds to wish their children and grandchildren a full house. Pomegranate tree is a symbol of wealth, auspiciousness and prosperity. In Spain, pomegranate trees can be seen everywhere on 500,000 square kilometers of land, whether in plateau mountainous areas, towns and villages, or in front of houses and behind seashore parks.