Pot for Boxwood

Paul Williams · 11-01-2009, 06:16 PM

hi all
just a little Boxwood that will go into a pot in early spring. What sort of pot would you recomend?
Good growing
Paul

treebeard55 · 11-01-2009, 10:45 PM

Oval, rather than rectangular; fairly shallow and wide; color, something on the beige-muted yellow-tan range.

Them's my sentiments. Someone else?

Paul Williams · 11-02-2009, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treebeard55

Oval, rather than rectangular; fairly shallow and wide; color, something on the beige-muted yellow-tan range.

Them's my sentiments. Someone else?

Hi Treebeard55
Thanks for your reply, and that sounds good to me. But depth of the pot is something that confuses me, in this case. Is the trunk to pot higth ratio to be both trunks or just one? Whats your take on this Treebeard?
Anyone else got any ideas?

JLDoggett · 11-02-2009, 04:33 PM

I was thinking of a nice deep tan, drum pot. it looks good in the circular basket and the depth with a boxwood should be a little deeper than usual.

treebeard55 · 11-02-2009, 09:43 PM

Paul, with a twin-trunk you can go with the combined girth of the two trunks, to give you your pot depth.

But -- you can also go with something shallower, provided it's also wider! The wider it is, the shallower it can be. I've seen some very nice multi-trunk compositions in wide, shallow containers.

You want the entire visual mass of the pot to be about 2/3 the visual mass of the tree itself. (Someone correct me, please, if I'm wrong about that ratio.)

Paul Williams · 11-03-2009, 06:23 PM

Hi guys
Thanks so much to both of you

! I fully agree with you both, oval or perhaps round. I may need to go with a deeper pot for the first time as from looking at the outside of the colander, it has a lot of roots down low. So there may be too much to prune at once.
Good growing
Paul

noissee · 11-03-2009, 11:22 PM

Rounded rectangle. Slightly wider than the crown and about 1/3 deeper than the trunk width. Glazed. dark cream colored.

Paul Williams · 11-04-2009, 09:52 PM

Hi noissee
That's a new and interesting idea! You are in tune with Treebeard as to color M.O.L. the 1/3rd deeper than trunk is good with me, as here in Florida I like a little "extra" volume. Not a lot just a little. Thanks for your input.
Good growing
Paul

Marrero · 11-14-2009, 04:29 PM

Can you tell the dimensions of this twin trunk?

The advises received are good.

You have other options in form and external design of the pot. I don't know about Boxwood, but you can plant this twin trunk over a rock slab, creating an scenario with small rocks, moss and sand.

Remember that the tree should define the pot and not the pot define the tree.

Pots are to complement the tree.

About the ratio of pot and tree, it depends in the tree style and appearance. A sturdy formal erect tree (Ficus, Black Pine) uses a larger pot than a delicate formal erect (Serissa, Azale

.

Paul Williams · 11-15-2009, 08:07 PM

Marrero

Hi there, well it is dark out right now but my best guess is about 8" high.
I have never had the skill to do a rock planting, the soil always winds up on the ground. I have used several kinds of Clay to no aval. BTW why are you mad at (Serissa, Azale

. ?
Good growing
Paul

11-01-2009, 10:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 510	Oval, rather than rectangular; fairly shallow and wide; color, something on the beige-muted yellow-tan range. Them's my sentiments. Someone else? __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

11-02-2009, 04:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
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11-02-2009, 09:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 510	Paul, with a twin-trunk you can go with the combined girth of the two trunks, to give you your pot depth. But -- you can also go with something shallower, provided it's also wider! The wider it is, the shallower it can be. I've seen some very nice multi-trunk compositions in wide, shallow containers. You want the entire visual mass of the pot to be about 2/3 the visual mass of the tree itself. (Someone correct me, please, if I'm wrong about that ratio.) __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.

11-03-2009, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paul Williams Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mid Florida Posts: 111	Box Pot Hi guys Thanks so much to both of you ! I fully agree with you both, oval or perhaps round. I may need to go with a deeper pot for the first time as from looking at the outside of the colander, it has a lot of roots down low. So there may be too much to prune at once. Good growing Paul

11-04-2009, 09:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Paul Williams Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mid Florida Posts: 111	Box pot Hi noissee That's a new and interesting idea! You are in tune with Treebeard as to color M.O.L. the 1/3rd deeper than trunk is good with me, as here in Florida I like a little "extra" volume. Not a lot just a little. Thanks for your input. Good growing Paul

11-03-2009, 11:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
noissee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: florida panhandle Posts: 206	Rounded rectangle. Slightly wider than the crown and about 1/3 deeper than the trunk width. Glazed. dark cream colored.

11-14-2009, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marrero Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Santana county, near the city of Arecibo, in the north coast of Puerto Rico Posts: 25	Can you tell the dimensions of this twin trunk? The advises received are good. You have other options in form and external design of the pot. I don't know about Boxwood, but you can plant this twin trunk over a rock slab, creating an scenario with small rocks, moss and sand. Remember that the tree should define the pot and not the pot define the tree. Pots are to complement the tree. About the ratio of pot and tree, it depends in the tree style and appearance. A sturdy formal erect tree (Ficus, Black Pine) uses a larger pot than a delicate formal erect (Serissa, Azale.

11-15-2009, 08:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Paul Williams Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mid Florida Posts: 111	Pot for Boxwood Marrero Hi there, well it is dark out right now but my best guess is about 8" high. I have never had the skill to do a rock planting, the soil always winds up on the ground. I have used several kinds of Clay to no aval. BTW why are you mad at (Serissa, Azale. ? Good growing Paul

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