I would like to grow a pittosporum Wheeler's Dwarf on my patio. If planted in the ground it would grow 2-3 ft high and VERY WIDE (if you let it).
What should I do to limit the WIDTH to no more than 2-3 ft?
And how big --diameter and depth -- should the [final] container be? I would be starting with 5 gal size plant.
(Or is growing this in a container not a good idea to begin with?)
Thank you in advance for any advice and help.
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opabinia51
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If you grow the plant in a pot, the constiction of the root ball will only allow the plant to grow so high. This just depends on how large a pot that you use.
You could do some root pruning to put the plant in a smaller pot but, I would put the plant in a pot that more or less matches the size of the initial root ball.
You could do some root pruning to put the plant in a smaller pot but, I would put the plant in a pot that more or less matches the size of the initial root ball.