Growing Euonymus alatus in container

ArbitraryRandom

GreenBucket24 said:

You are correct, moving them after a while will be very challenging! However, you can hire a lowry that can transport them as we did one time.

In the dim and distant past I worked for the National Trust, and once was involved in arranging the transport of a fairly established tree in a concrete basin, but thankfully only needed to move a little over a mile so we borrowed a forklift and managed it with only a few scary moments  

I was a little surprised by the logistics though - and how much soil weighs - that specific container for example holds around 1800L of soil - which a rough calculation puts at about 3 tons (excluding the weight of the plant, the planter itself, and any excess water).

That's basically the same weight as a luton   

GreenBucket24

ArbitraryRandom said:

GreenBucket24 said:

You are correct, moving them after a while will be very challenging! However, you can hire a lowry that can transport them as we did one time.

In the dim and distant past I worked for the National Trust, and once was involved in arranging the transport of a fairly established tree in a concrete basin, but thankfully only needed to move a little over a mile so we borrowed a forklift and managed it with only a few scary moments  

I was a little surprised by the logistics though - and how much soil weighs - that specific container for example holds around 1800L of soil - which a rough calculation puts at about 3 tons (excluding the weight of the plant, the planter itself, and any excess water).

That's basically the same weight as a luton   

@ArbitraryRandom, and you save the established tree very well 

SiliconChip

GreenBucket24 said:

SiliconChip said:

I've bought a nice planter for it (which actually cost over twice as much as the plant) so I'll give it a shot and see what happens.

@SiliconChip
Hopefully, you are enjoying watching the growth of your E. Alatus plant. 
Yes, this plant can be a great specimen in big pot, you just need to maintain and top-dress it annually. This is how it looks in a pot during different seasons ... as I planted one of this ... best to position in a sheltered and dappled light. It is sensitive to strong winds.

the transformation of its foliage colours during different seasons is fascinatingly beautiful...

During Summer, it bears tiny insignificant creamy flowers ...

After losing all its leaves in mid to late Autumn, beautiful small berries will appear.

Its Winter winged stems are equally interesting as a feature when it is dormant. 

 

Thanks for the great photos. The first leaves are starting to appear on mine so hopefully I'll be able to appreaciate all the phases over the naxt year.