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I have been growing veggies in pots for the last two years with good success (I use pots as the soil is very heavy here). Are there any fruit trees I can grow in very large pots?

The Minarette (columnar) apples, pears etc are suposed to be OK in pots. They won't mind heavy soil thoug & you nly have to dig once

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How about a fig? They are supposed to benefit from root restriction so are ideal for container culture.

You can grow goodeberries as a standard in a pot.

I would have thought any tree fruit will do OK as long as it is on a dwarfing rootstock

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DrBill is right on, almost anything on dwarf rootstock will do fine in a large pot. Mostly you see apples, pears, citrus and figs etc. You can grow blueberry bushes with a cranberry underplanting, Cape goose berries etc. One of the biggest issues with container fruit is that you will need to water them a lot more often than ground based fruit, for really needy fruit this can be an issue so opt for something that's not too greedy.

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Kimbo, I've got 'Red Spur' 'Golden Spur' & Red Coronet apple trees in pots & they all survive fine but don't give very big crops. Also a patio lemon but this needs protection in winter.

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A big crop isnt an issue as there is only me to eat them - I will look out for these ones - thanks

I have a fig tree in my yard and its doing great in pot. They like to be restricted if they are going to fruit.
Good luck
Ilex