i have a 3yr old peony tree in a container i feed it every 2 weeks but it is growing very small the leaves are only a third of what they should be am i doing anything wrong any advice please

l bailes writes

i have a 3yr old peony tree in a container i feed it every 2 weeks but
it is growing very small the leaves are only a third of what they
should be am i doing anything wrong any advice please


How big is the container?

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Kay

the container is 14 inches in cicumference by 12 inches high

l bailes writes

K;850842 Wrote:
l bailes writes-

i have a 3yr old peony tree in a container i feed it every 2 weeks but
it is growing very small the leaves are only a third of what they
should be am i doing anything wrong any advice please-


How big is the container?


the container is 14 inches in cicumference by 12 inches high


That may be the problem - you have bonsai tree paeony ;-)

OK, it's not very old yet (do you mean it is 3 years old from seed, or 3
years from buying it as a plant?), so maybe it's just youth. But I think
one way or another it's not getting enough nutrient. Have you changed
the soil at all in that 3 years? It's difficult to keep the soil in good
condition using fertiliser alone. But tree paeonies are big plants, and
I wouldn't think that container is large enough, either in width or
depth.

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Kay