Hi, Gman! OMG, so exciting!! We would not have imagined that the plants will produce pups within a 3 gallon pot. LOL! We will definitely give it a try then! 18 gal tub sounds great and will save us some space too. Perhaps even enabling us to get one more. :-) I think Raji Puri is a standard banana plant, correct? So if it can survive within an 18 gal tub, I suppose a dwarf variety would not have a problem then. Looking so forward to having fresh banana fruits right from the garden. :-)

OK Brandon - here is my explanation :-) I wrote that response last night sipping my glass of wine while waiting for dinner to cook. Seems to me that over the years I had seen some rootstocks increase in length (IOW, the graft appears higher than it did initially) but maybe that was just a perception of the increased diameter or the soil level declining. This morning, after I think about and have sufficient caffeine, it doesn't seem very logical at all. I take it back :-)) Ken, I think you need to get out more :-)) All sorts of fruit trees can be grown in containers and it is an excellent way of growing tender or semi-tropical fruits in colder climates due to portability. And essential to those who garden in limited spaces like rooftops or apartment balconies. It helps if it is a naturally small tree or on dwarfing root stock but even that is not essential. And root pruning does not affect fruit size, just as growing on dwarfing root stock does not result in dwarf fruit - if all other cultural conditions are met, the fruit will be of normal size, regardless of the size of the tree or any necessary root pruning. container blueberry, root pruning is necessary for any woody plant confined to a container. Obviously the root run of a tree in the ground is far larger than a container will provide. Container grown plants will become rootbound eventually and rootbound plants are unable to get adequate moisture, access nutrients and lose vigor and decline. Root pruning restricts the growth of roots to fit the container and regenerates feeder roots that die off quickly when limited by the container size, heat, insufficient nutrients and dry soils. Unless you have a very large container, this type of growing is a natural dwarfing or stunting process, similar to bonsai. Top pruning may also be required but proper root pruning is essential.

It's been a while, over a year now, since I updated. A lot has gone on! I have currently in the ground... Stella Cherry Dolgo crabapple Seneca Plum Desert King Fig Three espalier fruit trees - Orcas and Comice pears, and Karmijn De Sonnaville apple A few small japanese maples two Hydrangeas two quince bushes Several gooseberries, blueberries, currants, huckleberries, lingonberries Misc herbs and flowers Plus 4 raised veggie beds. I have quite a few figs in containers along my fence line, as well as an ultra-dwarf peach and nectarine. It's been a lot of work. Still not done. I have several plants outside that still need to go in the ground and I hope to get that done this weekend. Everything is young and immature so the yard looks sparse but give it a few years and it'll look nice. Before: (before the dogs destroyed the grass) Hardscape done The new hammock chair swing thingy on the pergola. There will be grapes growing on this pergola once it is big enough to survive the dogs. rain chain Water feature up and running Planted thyme around the flagstone Dolgo crabapple and Inaba Shidare JM Tulip beauty in front of the raised veg beds Young Seneca Plum, Tulips, Pixie JM Pixie JM Aoba Jo JM We have lots of protective gear for the plants to keep the pups from plowing into them I need an updated pic that shows the whole yard. My goal is to finally clean up the yard this weekend. It's in a constant state of weeding, planting, mulching...

If allowed to root into ground the pot won't control size at all. If not the final size will be proportional to pot size, watering frequency, and water holding capacity of media. Watering once a day my fruits in 12 gallon pots have reached about 4-6ft height and spread. When they get rootbound they just quit growing, or at least slow to a crawl. I've fruited many things in 3-5 gal pots even trees like apricot and nectarine. But it takes constant care.