Trees in containers add style and sophistication to your garden.
Tall patio trees in pots.
Growing trees in containers is ideal for small gardens or where space is limited such as on a patio or terrace.
They can bring height fruit bark and autumn colour into these small spaces.
Citrus citrus of all kinds most commonly lemons limes kumquats oranges and tangerines can be grown in large containers and make pretty accents on patios in herb gardens or tucked into a garden bed all citrus plants are frost tender.
Container grown trees are generally much smaller.
Planting growing trees in pots.
Kumquats have beautiful dark green leaves and pretty orange flowers that turn into tangy edible fruit.
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Some trees ideal for growing in pots include.
A tall amaranth such as love lies bleeding amaranthus caudatus or joseph s coat amaranthus tricolor can add color and drama to a container garden reaching heights of around 2 to 4 feet choose a container with adequate drainage holes as amaranth likes to be moist but not sit in water.
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The ideal types of tree to grow in pots are slow growing or dwarf varieties.
In the ground they can grow to a mature size of 8 feet tall and 6 feet wide.
In cold climates plan on bringing the trees inside to a sunny window or greenhouse.
Advertisement when choosing your tree search for varieties described as dwarfing a vigorous tree will grow too quickly to be happy in a pot while an extremely dwarfing tree will be too weak to cope with growing in a pot.
Patios are ideal places for growing small trees in containers because they are so often sheltered and sunny spots where many trees do particularly well.
Positioned on patios decking.