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Sat, Dec 29, 12 at 17:15
| I have ordered several naturally small-size fruit trees on medium vigor rootstock to espalier along my back fence. I was originally going to plant these in the ground, but long story short, I need to put them in containers now. What size container should I use? If all my dreams came true, these trees would grow relatively fast to their full size (which is small,) and would not need to be repotted since this would be a real pain given the communal trellis I have planned. Do the containers need to be extra huge and if so how huge? Also, should I be concerned about toxicity of tree containers? For instance, if I get cheap pottery containers, could lead from the pottery into the fruit? |
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| My experience is that most trees only last 4-5 years in 12-15 gallon containers. By then they are so rootbound that vigor drops off the chart. I'm not sure how much longer a bigger container would last. And I'd not want to repot an espalier of any size. My guess is that 6-10 years is all you're going to get without repotting even a big container. Personally I won't worry about anything from the container material ending up in my fruit. Not like I would drinking an acid drink from the same material. But if I really thought it had lead I'd use a black polypropylene nursery pot inside the decorative one. |
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