The Gardening Thread

@luvgonzo I just remembered another plant I use to have in the ground at my old house, but i've looked it up and you can grow it in a BIG pot.

It's what I know as (red bark) 'dogwood' or it's real name Cornus Alba 'Elegantissima'

In the summer this is the foilage but bear with me and read on...

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But in the autumn/winter, once all the foilage drops off, you are left with a beautiful red wood, and this is genreally what people actually have the plant for...

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As you can imagine Luv, red wood and a red acer will compliment each other in separate pots.

 

I never realised how expensive olive trees are!

 

The little ones are £30 but once they are established and that trunk gets all thick and gnarly they go for loads of money.

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£1000 each.

 

Imagine how good that would be, pressing your own olives!

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Olive-Oil

 

That looks a right pain in the arse to do.

 

You can get a decent sized young tree from about £100.

 

I'm having a lot done so it'll have to be the £20-£30 trees. I was just wondering about putting it into quite a large pot?

 

Yes, but you'll have to wait around 50 years !

 

I don't mean as big as that picture, I'm not explaining properly. Are the little skinny trees the same as the larger trunk ones?

 

I’d put it in a larger pot than it comes with, just to give the roots some extra space to grow, but it wouldn’t have to be huge.

If you don’t manage to kill it, you could then repot again in a few years time.

 

Yes pretty much. Although it might be a slightly different variety.

Young trees = small
Old trees = big

 

Listen fella I'm gonna ****ing bury you under one if you keep it up.

 

I suppose what you are asking is it a dwarf tree - you would need to check with the grower/supplier.

 

I'm all set then 2 olive trees and a Jap Maple, need to pick some nice pots now.

 

Thank you for your sensible answer. @PISKIE take note.

 

You'll need a bigger pot than the one in the picture mate

 

Tbf i told you to ask a gardener yesterday.

 

Yeah you've come to the wrong person if you want sensible mate.

 

Not if I pass you through a blender first.