Hi eibren, I think it will do OK potted. I recommend a fast draining medium like you will find detailed on the GW's "Container Gardening" forum. You should be able get productivity & keep it head high. Lots of times I took up seedlings that had "volunteered" to come up in the wild. I found the shorter ones took off better than the more mature. Essentially those seedlings that were a fist span tall got to be calf high at 3 months & would set fruit waist high in it's 1st year. The tree has a soft root - it will drive deep or shallow laterally. You will be able to harvest root pieces in a sustainable way. The plant's tendency is to make multiple trunks of soft wood. When you cut it back leave some inter-node(s) & same with branches' internodes so you can contour. I prune to a single main trunk & periodically top it to keep the tree about jump-up height . If the tree later leans too much I cut it back to a lower segment on the trunk & nurture a new main trunk that suits me. It is very resilient & not demanding of watering. In good draining soil it tolerates tropical downpours fine. Be advised the ripe fruit is heady when mashed. What falls from the tree do not stink immediately, nor do they break apart when drop onto soil. They sometimes ripen unevenly when picked green for later use. Mine are visited by innocuous wasp pollinators, more than bees. Both pollinators are not at all interested in stinging me - apparently the Noni flowers have them busy. I don't push my face right in their work flowers, obviously. Try a 3 - 5 gallon bucket sized container &/or layer seedling in sand. You can pot it up into bigger home if it thrives. I have had underground roots I thought eradicated, cut deep below ground level, that sprouted back. If you get a good root stock growing & don't let if freeze Noni will forgive any ineptitude.

I have two of them, one potted, one in the ground. They do not like cold at all. I think the potted one was killed/is dying by our recent frosty night. I'm getting green from only the very lower trunk when scrathing the bark. The trees are interesting-looking, but the fruits are hideously ugly. They look like malignant tumors filled with pus. I cannot imagine ingesting them, after owning the trees. Wasps do like them, and congregate on the fruits. They grow quickly, fruit at a young age, but if both of mine die, I will not replace them. A much nicer and useful tree is the Neem. It is cold tolerant and lovely. Lisa

I have a Noni seedling that is about 6-8 months old and just over a foot tall. The Noni fruit is famous for its medicinal properties. I would like to trade for other tropical fruit seedlinds or tropical plants that I dont have. Please, e-mail your trade offer.

I'm looking for Morinda citrifolia "Noni" plant and Mangosteen plant for trade. I have lots of tropical and subtropical plants. Let me know what you're looking for that I may have in my collection. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks. Leentje