Many can be grown in containers and planters of appropriate size. For small planters, dwarf varieties adapt well, although growing standards and semi-dwarfs in confined quarters has a dwarfing effect on them.
Standards normally do best in large planters where their roots have more room to roam.
This indicates the specimen is a smaller cultivar and means the tree or shrub won t outgrow its container for many years, if ever. To water a potted garden properly, drench the plants until the water pours out of the drainage holes. When a potted garden contains a variety of plants with different watering needs, carefully water each plant individually according to its needs. All plants need food to survive. They live on a combination of large doses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium and smaller helpings of iron, calcium, manganese, and magnesium.