I have a just bought a dwarf stella cherry tree that grows to a maximum 7ft. & a dwarf pear tree. They are advertised as suitable for a container.
1) What size pot is best?
2) Do I need depth or width or both?
3) Can I use the same size pots for both fruit trees?
http://www.bakker.co.uk/Catalog/Productdetail.aspx?Ntt=stella&Ntk=NL&Ntx=mode+matchallany&Nty=1&N=0&productid=12937&D=stella&R=12937-011
http://www.bakker.co.uk/Catalog/Productdetail.aspx?Ntt=dwarf+pear&Ntk=NL&Ntx=mode+matchallany&Nty=1&N=0&productid=12906&D=dwarf+pear&R=12906-011
If they were mine I'd go for half barrels as the ulitmate size. But things growing in containers are best potted on graudually into pots a couple of sizes larger. So it depends what size pots they arrive in.
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Quote from: Georgie on April 18, 2008, 15:32:42
If they were mine I'd go for half barrels as the ulitmate size. But things growing in containers are best potted on graudually into pots a couple of sizes larger. So it depends what size pots they arrive in.
They arrived bare-rooted in a box.
Quote from: ktlawson on April 18, 2008, 16:26:08
They arrived bare-rooted in a box.
Then I'm sorry I don't know but I'm sure someone here will. :)
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Yup I'd go for half barrel too ... had a John Downey in a tub for years ... don't forget to water well till it gets established!