On Apr 21, 10:27*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-04-17 21:16:01 +0100, "Jo" said:

I have a small olive tree that was bought for me as a present some years
ago. *It used to reside on a west-facing wall but didn't grow much at all.
I re-potted it to a larger pot, but still nothing. *I have since moved house
and wonder where to place the tree in the new garden. *Also, should I take
it out of the pot and replant in a bed?
I'd be grateful for any advice as I don't really want to discard the plant.

These are not fast growing trees, quite the opposite, in fact. *As we
know they can live for hundreds of years and so tend not to be
fast-growing plants. * Putting plants into larger pots is not always a
good idea. *Only the root growth and the type of plant can tell you
that. *Why did you re-pot your plant? *Was the original pot full of
root? *With something like an olive, which grows naturally in dry,
stony and barren soil, a large pot full of wet compost could be a death
knell. * The bigger the pot, the higher the volume of wet compost round
the roots of a plant adapted to grow in poor, dry, hot conditions. *Yet
again - and I'm sorry to labour this point - you don't tell us where
you live so how can we tell you whether to put your plant in a bed? *If
you live in Northumberland, no, if you live in Salcombe, perhaps but at
your own risk. * *I know that I tend to harp on this subject but it
makes such a big difference to advice given that it's impossible to
underestimate its importance.
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

Remember that the Old way was to just move the plant up one pot size
when you re potted.
If you just have room between the root ball and the new pot to get
your finger in on both sides then it's plenty big enough.
People tend to move a plant fron a 4" pot into something around 822 or
so. Ugh!