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Potting on an acer seedling

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
edited July 2023 in Plants
When I repot my acer seedling, should I go with a tall pot - the kind roses come in or a wide shallower pot.  Just potting on. Not it's permanent home.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    I do first repot at about 2 true leaves.  I use ca 7 cm square pots.  Seems to work for me.

     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Anything that accommodates the root system, without being too much bigger in any direction, is ideal. An inch or so every way. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It has several true leaves and it looks like it will be a nice shape.
    The reason I asked is, do the roots want to go down deep or spread out sideways?
    @Fairygirl @bédé
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Both in my experience, but you don't want masses of soil around them too soon, so that the roots aren't at risk of rotting. Less of a problem at this time of year, but it's autumn and winter that they're more at risk, especially as there's nothing to stop the rain getting through the canopy. 
    I just keep potting them on until they're suitable for planting out, if I intend doing that, but I like them in pots too, so that I can move them around.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'll put it in an ordinary pot when the time comes, then. Thank you @Fairygirl
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    If you like bonsai, then probably a shallow pot.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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