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How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers

How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers

Update: 2024-08-22
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Lou Meyer, business development manager for Davey's Mid-Atlantic region, explains the practice of growing trees in containers and how you can ensure these trees thrive in your small landscape. 

In this episode we cover:  

  • Why do we use containers to grow some trees? (1:26 )
  • What trees can you grow in containers? (2:35 ) (7:04 ) (9:04 )
  • What are some of the planters made out of? (3:38 )
  • What do you fill the planters with? (4:28 )
  • The emotional impact of trees (10:31 )
  • Watering trees in a container (11:37 )
  • Fertilizing trees in a container (12:44 ) (13:09 )
  • Mulching trees in a container (14:57 )

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.

To learn more about the best trees to plan in containers, read our blog, Can You Grow Evergreens In A Container?

To learn more about soil care for potted trees and plants, read our blog, How to Refresh Potted Plants by Changing Soil. 

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How You Can Successfully Grow Trees in Containers

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