Name of this container/tree shrub?
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Comments (1)You could always try one of the red twig or yellow twig dogwoods. They would get a nice size in a large container and would have 4-season interest. There are some that have variegated leaves too and others that have color gradations that go up the stems from a red at the bottom to a yellow towards the top. You could also try an itea and get some nice fall leaf coloration, a pee gee hydrangea with late summer blooms or even a lilac (eg., the preston hybrids which are later blooming and very hardy). Most of these that I listed are hardy in Zones 3 - 4. I am growing the shrubs I listed. For a hardy tree in your zone, you could try an aborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) or an alberta spruce. I'm growing a plum tree myself. It's going into its 2nd leaf and just bloomed for the first time starting yesterday! In general, you want to aim for plants that are hardy 1 - 2 zones colder than you, so look for plants hardy to Zones 2 - 4. With a little protection, you could try some Zone 5 shrubs/trees....See MoreTree/shrub name? (Purple flowers)
Comments (6)If the same as in the OP photo, it was correctly identified as Duranta erecta and very likely the cultivar 'Sapphire Showers'. It is subtropical in origin and will not survive a New England winter in the ground. Rated to only zone 10 but can take a light frost....See MoreTree or shrub for container?
Comments (16)Bamboo plants, like other broad-leaved evergreens generate dead leaves and other litter over long periods. There will have to be repeated tidying around any in pots where debris is likely to be a source of concern. These are also quite prone to mites in this region, so I wouldn't use one of these in an intimate location for that reason as well. Even plantings in large open areas or in the background or border of a garden become quite conspicuously blotched in appearance when fully infested....See MoreTree/shrub that can be grown in container and left outside in winter?
Comments (5)Unfortunately, that width is probably going to limit you :-) The elevated nature of any above ground container exposes it to much colder temperatures than a plant would experience in the ground. Especially the roots, which are far more vulnerable to cold damage than the top growth with even very hardy plants. But the larger the soil mass around them, the greater the insulating factor, so with a large container in a moderately cold zone you can often get away with overwintering plants that would likely not survive in a smaller container. Pretty much any tree or shrub you may choose will easily produce roots that fill up that 10" width, resulting in a root system that will very likely come into contact with the planter walls and therefore be exposed to excessively cold air temperatures. And root damage (resulting in plant death) can occur at temperatures as mild as the mid 20's, depending on species. And you are looking at the possibility of below zero air temps in zone 6 :-(( You might be able to risk it with the selection of some hardy dwarf conifers but they tend to be expensive to use in what is essentially a hardiness experiment at best. I wouldn't recommend any flowering shrub or tree except perhaps something like alpine currant, as the root system will simply get too large too fast. Unless you are inclined to toss money away on this experiment, I'd stick to seasonal plants. You can always stick in cut willow stems or redtwig dogwood stems together with cut conifer greens and hollies if you want some winter interest....See More- 9 years ago
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