Tree Peony has just arrived.

savemoney

I am not sure tubs will be suitable unless its a very big one, a mature plant I read can be up to 6foot and have up to 100 flowers, it might be top heavy for a pot

angeltreats

I've put mine in a pot, because we are renting and I want to be able to take it with me. I was thinking I can always cut it back every year if I have to, until we're living somewhere where it can be planted in the ground.

savemoney

Tree peony in a pot

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As I understand, tree peonies have been grown in pots for centuries in Asia so it definitely is do-able. You'd just want to make sure that your growing media is well draining. I am using straight Promix, which is a soiless container mix, and it seems to work okay with this. Since this one was grafted, I tried to make sure the graft was buried about 4" - 6" beneath the top of the soil so that it forms its own roots. For non-grafted, planting at the level it was growing should be sufficient. If you want to use a large decorative pot, you could plant the peony in a smaller one and sink that into the larger pot until it grows large enough to plant directly.

savemoney

Found this advice

Tree peonies can be potted up for a few years. And then they may deteriorate due to being cramped unless you keep on giving them bigger and bigger pots every few years. The herbaceous ones are more forgiving becuase you can always divided them into smaller clumps.

To keep in pots for a long time you will need to root prune the plants. Removing enough growth to keep the plant in balance. I consider it better to keep potted tree peonies as a single or double trunk plant rather than allowing multiple trunks in a pot. If the top growth to too big for the root structure they will deteriorate but if the root structure is big enough to support more stems the plant will attempt to produce them. The balance is learned by trial and error.

Try cutting a block of roots from under the pine tree large enough for a big pot (5 gallon maybe). You may need a piece of rebar to probe for the roots before you dig or the base of your tree will look like squirrels have been active. Some pine trees have a lot of surface roots and few deeper than 2-3 feet. If you can sink a pot to below the surface of the roots and plant in the pot. You might be able to slowly remove the pot as the tree peony becomes more established and better able to compete with the tree roots. Many of the tree peonies are from wooded areas.

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heynonnynonny

Ta savemoney, have just put both of mine straight in the ground.

One of the branches had snapped off mine with it's roots on so just put that in with the main plant too, hopefully it will grow!!

Starrystarrynight

Mine arrived yesterday, too. Might have to give it away to someone who can find a suitable spot for it. My little garden doesn't seem to fit the bill, unfortunately, and I wouldn't want to waste it.