How to plant a tree in a pot

Most shrubs, small trees and conifers can be planted in a pot. Of course, grown in a pot they will not be as high as in the open ground, but with proper care you can get a long flowering ornamental pear trees, the bright foliage of the Japanese maple and the clean lines of conifers.

You will need

• pot, soil, drainage, small spade, gloves, watering can, wood

Instruction

1. Choose a tree adapted to growing in a pot
2. Buy a large decorative pot, quite deep (40-50 cm) to allow a well-developed root system
3. Pour on the bottom 1.5-2 cm expanded clay, and a full pot of good garden soil
4. Lower the tree from its container in a bucket of water and when the clod of earth well get wet easily remove the tree from the container. The roots should be light
5. Add a pot of land in an empty container . The hole is formed the desired volume.
6. Down in this hole the tree and add the earth from a container
7. Pour immediately and then regularly.
8. The soil provides the nutritional needs of your tree 6 weeks. Then need regular fertilization
9. The pot protects the roots from cold, on the contrary makes them sensitive. Wrap the pot for the winter with rags and tape, cover the top of the tree special insulating tapes