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Question number 1 million for me today lol
I want a tree that will grow big but can be potted for a few years I want it to look pretty whether the leaves are colourful, it blooms or looks unique.
If it cant be potted i want it to be able to grow one from a clipping.
Give me your suggestions
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Flowering cherry
Japanese Maple
A rose bush
Pretty much anything can be potted for years if the pot is big enough - but dome suffer transplant shock.
Also, do you want something deciduous or a native or a food tree? Also how big is big? To me 20m is big but to a lot of people 3m is big. and do you want a shade tree?once you have answered those questions in your head I would go to nursery and have a chat with them
i want something i can sit under and read, i dont really care if its a fruit tree or not and i want it quite big like metres not cm
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Maraya- ever green, will live in a pot, heavenly blossoms, also grows from cuttings. BUT if you want something to sit under - you're not going to get that big in a pot - the pot would have to be massive to counter balance it falling over.
My favourite trees are jacarandas- you can have them in pot for a year or so before putting in the garden, however you won't be able to sit under it at that stage at all.
it will only be in a pot until we buy a house of our own which we estimate in around 2 years:
if it takes longer ill just do a clipping when we buy and start again
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Chinese Elm or Tallow. Maybe a Chinese Pistachio (hmmm, not much of a theme there).
I have a japanese maple in a pot and its truly stunning, but a bit temperamental - that's probably more the Perth climate though. I would also never consider putting it in the ground but again, more our climate than the tree perhaps.
Claret ash
Jacaranda would be a great one too.
My grandparents used to have an enormous almond tree in their backyard that was great to sit under (or climb!) and even better were the almonds we got every year.
I agree with ausgirl that anything you want as a shade tree is probably going to be too big to have in a pot for any length of time at all. One of the secrets to beautiful big shade trees is getting them in the ground and establishing a good solid root system as early as possible.
i just googled almond trees wow they look so pretty.
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I love Jacarandahs, Magnolias are beautiful too.
Go and chat to your local nursery, preferably a privately owned one. They can advise what will grow well in your area. You would be surprised what can grow in one place, but not only a few Km's away. A good nursery guy/girl will be able to advise.
Just be aware that the almond trees are pretty when they've got their blossoms on but the foliage isn't very much to look at and doesn't do anything special in autumn either.
Agree with comments about shade trees. But there's nothing wrong with having a small ornamental tree that looks pretty in your pot, it can still be a feature in your garden bed in a couple of years, and then having a different large shade tree that is planted directly in when the time comes.
Good ornamentals - love your list Onyx:
flowering cherry (Mt Fuji has a lovely spreading shape)
japanese maple
flowering crabapple (very pretty flowers, small coloured fruit, then gorgeous in autumn)
pyrus/flowering pear (eg manchurian pear) - pretty shaped leaves and then lovely autumn colour
ornamental plum/prunus - purple coloured foliage, pretty pink flowers
OR even think about putting a citrus (lemon or lime) in a pot - different look but will still add something to your space
If you google the fleming's nurseries website, they have lots of info on the trees that are commonly available in Australian garden shops. Might give you some ideas.
The reason I want a big tree is because Ive had this one dream for the last 10 years of a pretty garden and a big colourful tree sitting under it reading with Anthony so i feel its something he wouldve wanted so time to get my bum into gear and do it.
Just have to find the tree
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