Reply to Ozymandias - there's no problem in growing magnolia shrubs, like M.stellata, in a large tub, but plant in a loam-based ericaceous compost. Any shrub or tree in a pot needs regular watering, so if using a terracotta pot then do line tis with polythene before planting to reduce water loss through the sides.
I have just bought a magnolia 'leonard messel' for friends 25th wedding anniversary and i am about to put it into a pot so they can either keep it there or plant it out if they later move house - please tell me i have done the right thing!
I have recently potted a magnolia susan. I have put gravel in bottom of large deep pot with holes and used Asda multi purpose compost and raised pot up on two bricks for drainage.Will this compost be ok? i am also feeding with miracle grow every two weeks.Wouls be grateful for your answer on this many thanks.
I have a rhododendron, a pieris and acer dissectum atropurpereum all grown in pots for about 7 years then had a large planter built to take all three. They are beauties. Got several other acers and rhodos in pots, but for first time am staring disaster in the face with my new green dissectum turning completely brown.It was on my patio which is shaded from morning til mid afternoon, dont think its sun/wind burn. Any suggestions and could it be dying? Also my salix integra H.Nishiki going brown at tips. Also growing roses Margaret Merrill and Gertrude Jekyll 3 years in pots up side of arbour..doing great!
I have a small oak tree about 8-10 yrs old growing happily in a pot here in Yorkshire. It needs re-potting as the pot has broken - when is a good time to do this? And what about pruning? There are shoots/suckers around the base and I understand they need to be removed. I am fond of this tree and don't want to do it any harm!
Over 25 yrs ago I grew an Avacado from a pip. Now it is now over 10 feet tall,on a South facing wall, in a very large pot, its roots penetrated the holes in the bottom and through a crack in a patio slab to the clay soil below. It has for the first time produced a flower cluster (in bud) and I fear the advancing winter might see it off!! No chance of a fruit then?
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