fruit trees in tubs

[debster]

i already have an apple tree in a tub on my patio that i love but would like one or maybe two more fruit trees to be grown in the same way.
we bought the apple specially designed for pot growing, was that really necessary or are there varieties that will be ok grown this way
what other fruit trees would grow and fruit this way and again should it be special varieties if so any ideas which
many thanks
debs

[debster]

[flossy]

 

   debs, I beleive these varieties of fruit trees that are grown in tubs , are especialy

   cultivated for this purpose,  so I would stick to these when you are thinking of buying more.

   Trees that are sold for the soil are something different entirely  --  they could grow to 20ft or more.

   Enjoy your Patio fruits but be guided by what you buy,     ;D

    floss xxx

[valmarg]

We have a Stella cherry tree in the garden.  We've had it for years, and it hasn't gown much, so I would imagine it would be suitable to grow in a tub.  You need to have it somewhere where you can net it.  The fruit doesn't need to have much colour on them before the blackbirds go for them.

valmarg

[cjb02]

I have bought fruit trees in the last couple of years that are not on dwarf stock from various places. (Wilkinsons, LIDL and a plant auction). 4 in total and they are all in pots.

The apple tree is in a 10 litre paint pot (bought Autumn '07), was 18inch tall (very weedy looking at the time) and last year had 4 apples on (tasted great). Hopefully should have many more on this year.

The 2 plums bought last year, they are in 30litre pots approx. So i will see what they do this year

and I bought a peach this year from Lidl. The peach has gone in to a 15litre tub and I have pruned it back as it was far to tall and it will go in to the greenhouse in the winter/early spring

The only thing I do is prune them back and will continue pruning them back to the size i want each year and they should fruit no problems.

I believe in being experimental and these are my first attempts at growing fruit trees in pots.

I can remember many years ago (15yrs at least) a friend of my Grandmothers had 2 apple tree's in two dolly tubs and they were approx 4 foot high on these tubs and they always had lots of apples on, however this guy was a brilliant gardener and had had them in the tubs for many years. I dont believe they were on dwarf stock either. Sadly he has now passed away but his garden was always exceptional.

[kt.]

I purchased the dwarf pear tree and dwarf Stella cherry tree from Bakkers last year.  They are suited to pot growing or planted in the ground.

http://www.bakker.co.uk/index.aspx?Ntt=dwarf+ruit+tree&Ntk=NL&Ntx=mode+matchallany&Nty=1&N=0&D=dwarf+ruit+tree

[PurpleHeather]

I bought two ballerina variety of fruit trees over 15 years ago. These are the ones which grow tall and never spread.

They have reached a height of about 15 feet now but are not wider than 3 feet, I get several pounds of apples from these every year.  Large ones too.

They look lovely in Spring when they are in blossom and work well with a trellis between them with climbing roses, hiding the shed at the end of the garden.

I do not know if you can still get these ballerinas but they are very suitable for a small garden as an alternative to tubs. I do admit they took a few years to produce much fruit, so it is a long term project.