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  • #1

    Help needed in finding a tree

    Hi

    I am looking for a tree/plant which I can grow in a pot and does not grow too large but that will provide some shade from its branches/foliage.

    Can anyone provide and suggestions. I am new to plant gardening, only done veg before.

    Many thanks
    Bye

    PT

    Carpe Diem

    The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you have got to put up with the rain!


    http://heifer73.blogspot.com/
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    I have a twisted willow and a spindle in pots.

    They'd be too vigorous in the ground, so I have to put up with them falling over every other day (we have very blustery winds here on the coast)
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    • #3
      Do you want a 'normal' tree or a fruit tree? Do you want an evergreen or not? There are lots to consider when buying trees.

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      • #4
        I'm about to buy one of these for a pot



        Take a look here for more info
        aka
        Suzie

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        • #5
          Arrrgh! Is that a cotonester Pisk? We've already established that we're incompatible so exscuse me while I run off and hide under the table while foaming at the chops!
          Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

          www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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          • #6
            Maybe a fig tree? They fruit better with restricted root growth and have lovely big leaves for shade.
            I was feeling part of the scenery
            I walked right out of the machinery
            My heart going boom boom boom
            "Hey" he said "Grab your things
            I've come to take you home."

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            • #7
              Try a japanese maple - mine are in pots.
              To see a world in a grain of sand
              And a heaven in a wild flower

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Flummery View Post
                Arrrgh! Is that a cotonester Pisk?
                might be

                ...................
                aka
                Suzie

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Flummery View Post
                  Arrrgh! Is that a cotonester Pisk?
                  Originally posted by piskieinboots View Post
                  might be
                  Behave, you two!

                  Originally posted by smallblueplanet View Post
                  Try a japanese maple - mine are in pots.
                  That's what I was going to suggest.
                  All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                  Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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                  • #10
                    Same here, or one of those dwarf willows.. I really like the japenese maples.. stunning foilage.

                    Do they come on dwarfing rootstocks, I'd ideally like some in a rockery type thing I'm going to build, but fear if they're in the ground, they'll grow massive (one outside my work is quite large - stunning, but just too large for what I'd like).

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                    • #11
                      eucalyptus....lovely smell

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by taff View Post
                        eucalyptus....lovely smell
                        ... but get to 50ft ! It might crack the pot!
                        Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

                        www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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                        • #13
                          there's always a price to be paid

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                          • #14
                            I had a eucalyptus in a wooden half barrel for about 10 years. It was lovely and the pot did keep it kinda small, but it died from lack of water and I was heart broken.
                            Having said that I would thoroughly recommend it.

                            And when your back stops aching,
                            And your hands begin to harden.
                            You will find yourself a partner,
                            In the glory of the garden.

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                            • #15
                              Hi

                              Do you think Salix Matsudana Tortuosa would be ok in a pot?

                              Many thanks
                              Last edited by pukka.tukka; 23-06-2010, 10:14 AM.
                              Bye

                              PT

                              Carpe Diem

                              The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you have got to put up with the rain!


                              http://heifer73.blogspot.com/

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