Pot for tamarix

Hi All,

For about a year now, I have been working on a tamarix. I am developing it in a drooping style, Slightly hanging to a side..

I have to repot in spring, and would like to get a suitable pot for it, so I can take it to a club meeting in something better then a plastic tray . I am thinking in the area of a semi-cascade pot, as these are moisture loving, and because of the droopy style.

I have found a pot, would this be a suitable match in your eyes? The pot is roughly to schale with the plant.

I'd rather see a pot that allowed the tree to sit more to the right, so the tree leaned OVER the pot and not as much out of it.

I also think a brown unglazed pot would look better.

in my eyes, yes !

it would be YES ! if the lower band of color was darker, but that is a minor point.
perhaps some top dressing of a similar color mixed amongst some moss would help bring it together...
(or some golden-ish moss)

JimLewis wrote:I'd rather see a pot that allowed the tree to sit more to the right, so the tree leaned OVER the pot and not as much out of it.  

I also think a brown unglazed pot would look better.

Thx Jim,

Eventually I expect the flowers and subsequent resh growth each year to drop well below the rim of the pot, which is why the trunk is slightly slanted..

I was in doubt re. the color too

beer city snake wrote:in my eyes, yes !

it would be YES ! if the lower band of color was darker, but that is a minor point.
perhaps some top dressing of a similar color mixed amongst some moss would help bring it together...
(or some golden-ish moss)

Thx. Will have a look-see-think

Maybe . . .



This way there is a bit of soil under the slant of the tree and it doesn't look like it was falling out of the pot.  I may have "made" the pot a little too large -- but not much. Pot is by Dale Cochoy.

The foliage and growing it in the style you've chosen strike me as feminine.  I don't think a glazed pot would be out of the question either, do you think?

JimLewis wrote:Maybe . . .



This way there is a bit of soil under the slant of the tree and it doesn't look like it was falling out of the pot.  I may have "made" the pot a little too large -- but not much.  Pot is by Dale Cochoy.

I think Jims pot is an improvement in size otherwise I like your pot fwiw...
I would trim/prune away a little of the foliage near bottom in order to expose and show off the base/trunk of the tree.
I would also prune away some foliage inbetween branches to give a more defined look to each branch.
A good looking example of Bonsai Gardening, job well done

I like Jim's suggestions as to the pot. I'd suggest considering moving it even closer to the right to clarify it's movement.

Thx Bolero. The green stuff at the bottom is mainly trhere to support root-development on the side: I have let some buds pop next to small roots that I want to fatten . But this is like a well-fertilized lawm; You cut it. Turn around and it has regrown. I had 6 foot branches grow in 3 months

Won't the blueish pot clash with the pinkish flowers?

I see it as complementing....blue/pink....kinda like the distinction between girl and boy babies

Blue and Pink...sounds perfect. Outstanding and will compliment each other. Find a darker Blue not quite Navy for a backdrop when taking pictures with flowers in bloom...

Hehe,

Got close to some of the suggestions I think. Still learsning about this species though. It is hardy but all of the sudden sections may die. Last year we had a late frost which killed most of the branches..

It can be frustrating when Mother Nature does our pruning for us in unexpected ways! Thanks for the update!