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Trees/shrubs with thin trunks for pots
Rubi
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Can I have ideas on trees or shrubs that have thin trunks that can be planted in 50cm pots? And ideally grows to about 4-6m. Something light and airy like birch trees but not as tall. Thanks.
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You explain it so well Pansyface - my reply was going to be more succinct and less interesting, but essentially reaching the same conclusion.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Rather than a tree, how about trying bamboo. I was thinking about this to conceal a neighbours dilapidated shed which overlooks my kitchen window. In pots, the bamboo would also be restricted, yet you would still have height without the width of a tree.
A 50cm Pot is more suited to something 5-6 ft such as Acer Palmatum.
5-6 metres is not going to go well in a 50cm pot.