Can an apple tree be sustained in a large flower pot?

My children wanted to plant some of the seeds from there apples a wile back, I thaught it would be a good experince for them to see the groth of a seed, sure enough they grew. now the problem of what to do with them. I have no room in the yard for them but my patio has lots of room good sun lite and good air flow.


If I build a large planter boxs will the trees servive there?

Can an apple tree be sustained in a large flower pot?
You can keep it in a pot as long as you want. You may find it necessary to prune the roots every year or 3. Just as you prune the branches the roots need to be trimmed. This controls the size of the tree.





Think of it as a *bonsai* and read up on how to maintain a tree in a pot from that angle.





Easy and doable.


A #15 pot, often called a 15 gallon pot, (15" dia and abt 2ft tall) can hold a 15 foot tree happily. But you need to care for it with water and fertilizer and all that.
Reply:Generally not a regular variety of apple but they DO have smaller dwarf varieties that can be put in pots on your deck, they are not great producers but do produce full size fruit. this is where I got mine.


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1)-*** [ For a short period of time, can grow !,





*But it will get bigger, and the roots will have to dig deeper.





once it gets to be about 3 or 4 feet.





2)-**So, you will have to plant it into the ground..!





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Reply:On trees like that you can plant them in a planter, but just to get the roots started, eventually you will have to put it in the ground
Reply:For a short amount of time yes, but it will get bigger and the roots will have to dig deeper. once it gets to be about 3 or 4 feet. i think you'll have to plant it into the ground...