"Luke" wrote in message
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I have got a lovely 6ft high standard ficus in a pot, my wife would like
to
plant it in the ground however i have heard these things can grow rapidly
and the root system could grow into the foundations. What I would like to
know is if i do plant it in the ground what would be a safe distance to do
so from the house. If i do plant it can i expect it to grow into a fully
fledged tree or will it keep it's standard size. We mainly want to plant
it
to provide more shade in our yard.

Thanks
Luke


Don't put it in the ground unless have about 50m of space around your
home...at least. Leave it in the pot...the only reason it should ever come
out of a pot is to be potted up or after you have given it several doses of
round up and you are going to throw it out.
If you want to make more shade in your yard don't even attempt to put it in
a bigger pot and place it on the bare ground becuase the bottom of a
plastic/terracotta/concrete pot doesn't make a very good barrier to the
ground.