I am planning to try and grow a fruit in a container. Which do you think is the best bet? I am leaning towards apples / citrus fruit / cherries In fact, I even saved some Rainer Cherry seeds from last year. I live in the Seattle area? Am I being too ambitious?? If not, where can I start? Thanks in advance.
My first thought is you may need to consider dwarf varieties. Fruit trees can get quiet large for containers. There are many dwarf type fruit trees. Good luck with your search.
For container growing your best bet are the dwarf varities and I think they are available in almost every type of fruit tree. The cherry seeds may not produce what you expect. If the tree was grafted, the tree from the seed will not be the variety you got the seed from since grafts are done on specifically grown grafting trees, if it fruited at all. It might make a nice tree tho.
Citrus trees also make great container trees. Like Toni said you might want to consider the dwarf varieties. I used to have a calamondin in a container. Even the leaves smell great. Good luck with your choice of fruit tree. Let us know when you decide.
Prunus armeniaca might be a choice. It's an apricot sort.I know of a couple of floks that grow then in a container on their back patio. They do so well that they are able to sell the fruits along side the road. Look here:
I'm not sure what USDA zone you're in, but here in Zone 4 there are very few things that would survive above-ground in a container in the winter. You need something that has very cold-hardy roots (maybe a cherry???), as the container will freeze solid like an ice cube in winter. Those apricots look wonderful, Sjoerd. I know they won't grow by me. I've tried to plant them in a protected area and they struggled for a few years before dying. They have the most beautiful flowers.
Well KL, I believe that these folks take their's in during the winter for protection. Gosh... I really do not know what zone we are in here. It's something that I should look up. I believe that we are on the same general longitudional line as New York...but that's just a guess. A cherry tree might well be a good choice also. I almost bought a couple of Kordia's last year, but my partner didn't want to fool with them. I really do love those Kordias. She was right tho, they would require yet another enclosure to keep the birds out, and we have erected so many as it is because of merauding rabbits. --gurrrrrrr.
