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Originally Posted by David Hare-Scott[_2_]
jayne_80 wrote:
Hiya I really need some advice on the container sizes for some mini
patio treers I've just bought. The pear tree is called Harvest Green,
I also have a mini apple (forgot it's name) and a Stella cherry tree.
The apple and pear will grow two metres wide and high after five
years and the cherrry will grow three metres wide and high.
They're currently in a pot that is 10" wide and 8" high. I was
origianlly going to plant them in the biggest container I could get
but read online yesterday that they should just be potted on into
bigger pots untill finally planting them into their final with
minumim size being 45cm.
This is what I have always done and my trees in tubs are all doing fine. If
somebody can explain what the 'pot them up one size' approach is supposed to
do and _why_ it is better than all at once I am all ears.
David
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Thanks for your replys. it tooks me a while to reply as I use local libary for intenret access.
I was hoping to buy a 60cm wide tub from wilkinosns but unfortaunaltly they don't sell them anymore and can't afford to buy any that size from my local garden centres.
I think what I'll do it put it into the 40cm wide one and then buy a 60cm wide one when it needs repotting. Probably better this way anways as I'm in rented accomodation and am planning to move this year.
One thing I'm unsure of is the soil. It said on lable to use John innes no3. I went to wilkinsons and they only stock the Westland john innes no3 but it looks nothing like the compost they're in now. I was thinking because the trees are allready in 7.5 litre pots that I'd need similar compost?
My local garden cener stocks J Auther Bower john innies no3. Do you think that will be better than the Westlands?