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[stephanie]

cherries in pots

I would like to grow a Bing cherry and Rainer Cherry tree. Can they be planted in a large container and produce fruit?

Thanks
Lynette

they like to have the roots stay cool for the most part, but if you can find the dwarf varieties and a large enough pot I do believe it is possible, part of it also depends on climate you live in. I would use a ceramic pot with good drainage and in winter definitely wrap blankets from good will around the pots and maybe a bit of insulation too. I live in western washington and cherry trees like those grow well planted in the ground. I do love the rainier cherry best, I introduced my southern in-laws to the rainier cherry and to washington peaches. they loved both and thought our cherries and peaches where way better than the ones grown down south.

 

[Jazz555]

Yes Growing fruit in containers can be particularly suitable when a large section of garden is devoted to vegetables or flowers. Depending on the type of fruit chosen, watering and cultivation requirements may be incompatible with other plants.

 

[stephanie]

There is an dwarf apple called a pole apple it is designed for container gardening and comes in several varieties,I recently discovered a bush apricot also, there are also dwarf blue berries.