Question
dear tom....we live in mexico, high desert in the state if guanajuato.....pomegantes thrive here (i have planted 450  trees last july and they are doing well, as are some 5 year old trees that happened to be on the property already), i have recently purchases some beautiful fruit of the "wonderful" variety, i cannot get those plants here and importation in prohibited at the moment....i have read that propagating by seed produces poor and uneven results, what can you tell me about that?  i would love to keep these fruits i have puchased and give it a try , but really dont know how to begin or i it is worthwhile given wht i have read???  help please!!!!! best regards  billie halpert

Answer
Hi Billie,
Thanx for your question.  Unfortunately, especially with fruit trees, using seeds from hybrids most often produces fruit of poor quality, fruit of inconsistent quality, fruit that does not resemble the parent fruits, trees that have questionable hardiness or ability to produce quality fruit etc., because hybrids seeds are unstable and unreliable.  In an operation with 450 trees there is no way I would risk the expense on unreliable fruit.  You might inquire of the Mexican Minister of Agriculture and see if you could get permission to import cuttings.  I'm sure the Texas or California Cooperative Extensions services would work with you and their Mexican counterparts in this type of international agricultural development.  My advice is to contact the Mexican authorities first because rooted cuttings would be the way to go.  Let me know if I can help you with anything else.
I hope this helps.
Tom