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Dwarf fruit in containers
my favorite refrain is "rootstock". I got dwarf fruit trees from some of these yahoo
places like the one in Canindegua (sp) and they were grafted onto incompatible root stock and after 3 years every single one broke off at the graft. I have a delicate dissectum grafted maple that does fine in a pot on the north side of my shed outside. the fig tree I bring into the barely heated garage has to be watered or it will dessicate too much. rather than sink or bury the pots, it might work to just use hay bales to shelter them.... it if the freeze thaw cycles that break the roots. my rubbermaid water troughs are touch, they dont crack or bend and they do insulate. I had to whitewash the trunks since they are on a south facing wall. http://www.baylaurelnursery.com/cata.../apricots.html I got peaches and asian pears from them. the trees are wonderful my only problem is I am going to have to seriously construct a frame to hold the branches or the branches and the graft will snap. Ingrid Sherwin Dubren wrote: I have tried several times to keep miniature fruit trees (manchurian apricots and nectarines) on my patio, here in zone 5. I have wrapped them in insulation and they were on the southern side of my house. I have lost every one of these, after a season or two, so I have given up keeping trees in pots. The planters were too big to move (22 inch pot) into a protected area. Even fruit trees I grafted into 5 gallon containers, and put in my shed all died. The only real protection I still think might work is to bury the pots in your garden over the winter. Sherwin D. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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