On Jun 2, 9:26*am, Puzzledmonkey Puzzledmonkey.
wrote:
Hi All,

This is my first post, so please be gentle.

I'm a complete gardening novice, having totally re-landscaped our
gardens over the last 12 months. *I've planted trees and shrubs here
there and everywhere with no thought or knowledge of what hould be
where, so please forgive me,

But to my problem, i've purchased a small (2ft) monkey puzzle tree,
which i'd planned to plant as a feature on a small area, which is banked
with railway sleepers at the front, and barked so there is nothing else
growing within 6ft.

Although the spot i have earmarked for the tree is partially over-hung
by a very mature oak tree. *The branches are still some 12/15ft off the
ground. *

Having researched the best i can over the web, i'm worried that the MP
tree will soon be to big for the spot. *Am i therefore better off
submerging a large plant pot (how big?) in the ground, to restrict the
growth of the tree, and to allow me to easily move it in x number of
years time?

If i think that the tree can comfortably grow to 8ft in height before it
starts to look out of place, how many years will this take (10 years ?)
and therefore how big of a pot do i need to submerge to allow the tree
to grow freely to that size?

Sorry for so many questions, but any help is appreciated.
Puzzledmonkey

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Puzzledmonkey

Ours has grown from about a foot to ten feet in seven years. They
can't be pruned and grow to be huge ie fifty or sixty feet in the UK
(so far), a hundred and fifty feet in Chile where they come from.
There are forests of them in Chile. Selva araucana.
They are bisexual. You can eat the nuts (in about a hundred years) but
you'll need M&F trees, so go out and buy another!
They live to more than1000 yrs so it will see you, your house and your
garden out. And your grand kids.
The timber is highly desireable.
Heh Heh.
http://www.photoseek.com/chile.html