If you feel your options are limited with a petite garden think again.
Growing trees in patio containers.
Crape myrtle is hardy in zones 7 to 9.
Some have special features including flowers attractive bark and vivid fall colors.
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Small trees on patios or decks can serve as natural focal points add privacy frame views provide shade and even bear fruit.
Container grown trees can be used to frame entryways or to provide interesting focal points.
Many of these trees can grow well in containers or raised beds.
Prized for its delicate feathery leaves that come in a range of.
All conifer require well draining soil in a container and most thrive in a spot with full sun.
Others like the bright white natchez crape myrtle will grow a little taller but with spring pruning can be kept more compact if necessary for a smaller space.
They are well suited to small spaces in the landscape such as patios and decks and can be used alongside other container grown plantings as well.
If you have a porch patio or balcony you can grow a tree in large container.
The bark develops an interesting combination of scaliness and smoothness and summer flowers come in rich pinks reds and purples.
There are plenty of trees that can be grown in pots and containers.
They can bring height fruit bark and autumn colour into these small spaces.
Evergreen conifers such as pine juniper fir and cypress trees make good container plants offering year round interest and structure on patios terraces and balconies.
The cherry red dynamite crape myrtle is one of the best choices for a container growing to perhaps 10 feet tall.
Plant full size varieties in large containers to grow as single trunk or multitrunk trees 8 or 10 feet tall.
The ideal types of tree to grow in pots are slow growing or dwarf varieties.
Growing trees in containers is ideal for small gardens or where space is limited such as on a patio or terrace.
Stylish container gardening is a growing trend so you don t need huge lawns or vast borders to bring the height and drama of trees into your space.
Crape myrtle lagerstroemia indica.
Available in dozens of species the japanese maple acer palmatum adds a graceful element to a patio container in zones 5 8.