How to save dying trees

FreeBear

thejinkazama said:

Low maintenance, evergreen and a good size would be great!

Myrtle would be my choice. Doesn't grow particularly tall.. Evergreen with small scented flowers. If you brush up against the foliage, another dose of scent is released. Will need regular feeding & watering, as would any shrub/tree in a pot.

ArbitraryRandom

FreeBear said:

thejinkazama said:

Low maintenance, evergreen and a good size would be great!

Myrtle would be my choice. Doesn't grow particularly tall.. Evergreen with small scented flowers. If you brush up against the foliage, another dose of scent is released. Will need regular feeding & watering, as would any shrub/tree in a pot.

And, if you're so inclined, you can make liquor or cook with the berries. 

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Silvertabby said:

Probably started as something like this:
Won't have been cheap!  Sadly, yours is beyond saving - but there are plenty of suitable evergreens out there. 

And for all those thinking of buying this .......

It has a hungry root system.
It will need repotting often - into a pot twice as large as the one before.
It will need far more watering than you can imagine.
It will require a sheltered position.

If you can't commit to this save your hard earned money because ... it. will. die.

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Choysia is evergreen which at the moment has scented flowers. Not tried in a pot but as long as pot is decent size should be ok. Make sure it’s the regular one not Sundance which has yellow leaves as it can soon look sickly.

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Choisya prefer a sheltered and sunny area, in a pot the same criteria, to the aforementioned points, still exists.
Pots are demanding, you can't just let them fend for themself.