Mel pot selection

[Pup]

Hi again Sam, I am not into pottery yet , this is a Janet Selby pot I asked her to make for me when I was at the Tops convention in 2010.

So if you get in touch with her I am sure she will be able to help.

The other question, well we do live in the hottest state, and in the last 12 months we have broken a lot of records, like the longest spell over 32,degrees, longest spell without rain the coldest and driest July on record.

To answer, I do not have trouble with keeping them alive. I have said many times, I am amazed at the members in the East which is a lot more humid than WA, keep them IN water. Mine sit on gravel trays that have water trays under them.

I have trees less 4cm and they survive these conditions. The one concession is when it gets up to the 36/40+ I bury the small ones in the gravel.

Cheers Pup

[Samegyed]

Gravel tray's. That makes sense. So the potting mix stays moist and humid, while still being aerated.
Sounds like another project.

Thanx for the advise Pup,

Cheers,
Sam

[Andrew Legg]

OK All,

This is very much a personal opinion, and others may feel differently, but I think you need to guard against going too small on the pot. Again, a personal opinion, but I think the pot that Pup has chosen is a little bit small for his tree. I find the foliage mass on the tree a bit to big for the pot and to me (from the photo provided) it feels a little bit unsteady/unstable. I think the character of the pot is a good match for the tree though, and I like the way the pot colour picks up on the foliage colour. On Pup's tree, personally I'd have popped it into something similar, but about 15% larger. For Sam's tree, it may work OK because the foliage mass feels smaller. Pup's tree is certainly looking healthy, so the smaller pot is obviously an option.

I think you need to get the pot thickness to mirror the thickness of the trunk base, so I do feel that the two choices you have made are a bit heavy.

Cheers,

Andrew