Pot Trees

I do not have a garden of my own, and my grandparents have their garden full of trees and bits and bobs.

I love trees, all types and sizes! shapes and looks, but i want one of my own!

Is there any tree that grow in a pot?

 

Here are just a few of the subjects that you can grow in containers.

Trees
Acer negundo
*Citrus limon
Cordyline australis and cvs
Crataegus laevigata and cvs
Eucalyptus (young)
*Ficus
Ilex aquifolium and cvs
*Jacaranda mimosifolia
Laurus nobilis
Malus - small spcs and cvs
Melia azederach
*Olea europea
Phoenix canariensis
Prunus - small spcs and cvs
Sorbus - small spcs and cvs


Conifers
All the small spcs and cvs of -
Abies
Chamaecyparis
Juniperus
Picea
Pinus
Thuja
Thujopsis dolabrata

Those starred will likely need winter protection depending on your locality
Be prepared to use large containers depending upon the size you want the trees to attain.
All can be kept reduced as long as you top dress and feed when the container is root bound, otherwise the look of the tree will deteriorate.

http://www.raffia.plus.com

 

THats cool, do you know if a Japanese Maple can grow in containers?

Thanks very much for that list!

 

Yep it will have you thought about bonsi trees ?

 

i have had so many bonsais, but they never keep up for some reason!
I do everything right.
give it bonsai minerals and plant food and out in the summer and so on!

But never grow they die off.

I have a small japanese maple growing in a pot thats why i asked! and its been fantastic! i grew it from a tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny shoot that i got given by my grandmother, she said it will grow with you.
And boy hasnt it! its taken ages but its grew! and looks lovely!

 

Tay,
The dissectum group of Japanese maples look good in fairly large ornamental containers.
Of paramount importance with those is to keep them out of cold winter and spring winds. Also give them a little dappled shade in summer.

 

Try a blue spruce in a half barrel, will stay at 8-10' and perfectly formed. i have on in my own garden

 

Japanese maples do very well in containers (some varieties better than others obviously)
What Plantsman says is spot on

 

Hello Tay and welcome to GC!

I am a bonsai fan and have been for some 15 years. I have even managed to carry it over here to Portugal .... difficult in the Algarve with our heat!

I have spoken on several threads here on GC regarding bonsai.

Here are my two simple rules .....

I do not feed them or give them any special attention except here in the summer they MUST be watered daily. They are planted in a half/half mixture of sand and compost. Mine live in a Baffa, an 'outdoor living room' ..... walls, ceiling but not necessarily windows all around .... ie, not in full sunlight.

They are trimmed regularly and uprooted and the roots trimmed every few years.

I am a firm believer that the biggest failure with bonsai is that the trees/shrubs .... and that is what they are ..... are not outdoors ..... their natural habitat. In England I had mine initially in Bucks and then the IoW and they were outdoors all year round, in a sheltered position. Never once was any one of them indoors.

I appreciate those 'up North' would have to bring them indoors to a conservatory or kitchen or other windowsill during the worst of the winter .... but they MUST be outside when there is no frost.

As a successful keeper of them ... in frost and heat ... that's my opinion .... hope my experiences have shed some light on the subject. :thumb:

PS We had lots of snow and frost in Bucks and I left them outside in the sheltered position.

 

thanks everyone for replying and thankyou very much to Lady Of Leisure for the tips on bonsai! i may very well try again one day.

THANKS!