Possibly dead dwarf pomegranate

[zdawgnight]

I have a dwarf pomegranate I tried to hibernate. It was an incredibly hot winter so I don't know if it might of died. How can I tell thats it is dead?

[!potatoes!]

first thought - they leaf pretty late, so I'd probably just wait. everything else here is leafed out, but there are two things that are just starting - the pomegranate being one of them. (and we're south of you)..

or scratch the bark with a fingernail - if there's green under there, just wait it out. brown or grey, it's dead.

[zdawgnight]

Thanks for the information. It's kind of sad when you cant tell if something is living or not... Well I guess every coming year and every new plant I attempt will bring new knowledge. I will do some scratching tomorrow