Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

Hi,

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small.

Can this tree be grown in a pot ?
Is it going to die or just ultimately have a small size ?

I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

g'day john,

it should do ok not sure how much screaning it might give you though
you may need a few pots full of them.

palms make better potted screening plants especailly the golden canes
and the mcarthur palms, they are both clustering/clumping type palms.

len

On 22 Sep 2003 01:04:48 -0700, (John Doe)
wrote:

snipped
--
happy gardening
'it works for me it could work for you,'

"in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment
http://home.dnet.aunz.com/gardnlen/

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

g'day john,

it should do ok not sure how much screaning it might give you though
you may need a few pots full of them.

palms make better potted screening plants especailly the golden canes
and the mcarthur palms, they are both clustering/clumping type palms.

len

On 22 Sep 2003 01:04:48 -0700, (John Doe)
wrote:

snipped
--
happy gardening
'it works for me it could work for you,'

"in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment
http://home.dnet.aunz.com/gardnlen/

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

In article ,
(John Doe) wrote:

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small. [...] I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

I think you need to work out what screening you need (height and width), THEN
pick the pot. A 40x40x40 is *very* small for a tree -- the tree will be
top-heavy and you will be picking it up after every windy day.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

In article ,
(John Doe) wrote:

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small. [...] I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

I think you need to work out what screening you need (height and width), THEN
pick the pot. A 40x40x40 is *very* small for a tree -- the tree will be
top-heavy and you will be picking it up after every windy day.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

John Doe wrote:

Hi,

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small.

Can this tree be grown in a pot ?
Is it going to die or just ultimately have a small size ?

I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

I wonder if you will be able to get much screening

from one 40 x 40 cm pot, nomatter what you plant in it
I'd consider a cumquat, there are several varieties,
they flower frequently, their fruit makes award-winning
marmalade
Barrie

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

Barrie Mather wrote:

John Doe wrote:

Hi,

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small.

Can this tree be grown in a pot ?
Is it going to die or just ultimately have a small size ?

I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

I wonder if you will be able to get much screening

from one 40 x 40 cm pot, nomatter what you plant in it
I'd consider a cumquat, there are several varieties,
they flower frequently, their fruit makes award-winning
marmalade
Barrie

Cumquats grow very prettily in pots and you can make a repulsive jam (well - my
Mum likes it...) from the fruits. You can choose from the original one with deep
green glossy leaves or a newer variegated variety. Both are easy to keep happy
and I *think* there's a dwarf habit (which, obviously, will do better in a pot).

I've had a Pittosporum undulatum growing in a 40cm pot for the past five years
and it's doing fine. I never got around to planting it out and it made such a
pretty speciment near the back door, I've just left it there! (I should add that
I've got a Ginkgo biloba growing under the same circumstances and it's very
pretty too!) I should think Hymenosporum flavum would do pretty well in a pot -
just make sure you have plenty of mulch for it and never let it get completely
dry!

(I've often wondered whether H.flavum has only a short lifespan? The one I had
(in the garden, not in a pot) only survived about six years and then passed away
suddenly, its leaves turning brown and the upper trunk snapping off abruptly at
about ten feet! Does anyone know the lifespan of H. flavum???)

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

Barrie Mather wrote:

John Doe wrote:

Hi,

I am looking for a tree that could be grown and kept in a pot (a
40x40x40cm container). I thought about a Native frangipani
(hymenosporum flavum) because the habitat of its roots is known to be
small.

Can this tree be grown in a pot ?
Is it going to die or just ultimately have a small size ?

I'd like to use this tree for screening purposes on our terrace.

I wonder if you will be able to get much screening

from one 40 x 40 cm pot, nomatter what you plant in it
I'd consider a cumquat, there are several varieties,
they flower frequently, their fruit makes award-winning
marmalade
Barrie

My hymenosporum is over 6 metres high. Some pot!

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

My hymenosporum is over 6 metres high. Some pot!

Sorry to ask you to repeat (!) but do you really mean your frangipani
is now 6 metres high and is indeed in a pot ?

What has been its growth rate so far, could you give an estimation ?

Also, where are you living ?

Is it capable of growing in a pot ?
 

John Doe wrote:

My hymenosporum is over 6 metres high. Some pot!

Sorry to ask you to repeat (!) but do you really mean your frangipani
is now 6 metres high and is indeed in a pot ?

What has been its growth rate so far, could you give an estimation ?

Also, where are you living ?

No. My reply was to somebody sugesting that they would grow a
hymenosporum in a pot and I said that my tree in Brisbane was 6m and
that would reuire some pot.