Christmas in August

Last Christmas my sister sent a dwarf pomegranate tree as a bonzai.  The instructions are to water it daily, a dangerous requirement for my plants.  I expect them to take care of themselves with minimum fuss. 

So Sis, here it is.  Alive, well, and producing flowers and even little fruits.  I wanted to be sure it would survive before beginning any training.  The fallback option was to plant it out in the labyrinth, since it is supposed to be hardy in the area, and that may eventually be its destination.  But, for now, it seems to be thriving.

Whatever needs to be done to begin shaping it into a properly trained bonzai is unclear.  That will need to be explored another time.