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Container sizes for trees and shrubs.
A guide for potting bare root nursery stock.
Includes a bulk soil reference chart.
The following is a guideline for potting bareroot nursery stock. Variations will
occur due to
root mass, age of plant, length of time the plant will grow in the container and
personal
experience. Euonymus, lilac and viburnums normally require one pot size larger than
those
suggested below.
| PLANT SIZE
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PLASTIC POT SIZE |
PAPER POT SIZE |
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| 3 to 9 inches |
1 gallon |
7 inch |
| perennials |
1 gallon |
7 inch |
| 2 1/2 inch potted liner |
1 gallon |
7 inch |
| small fruits |
1-2 gallon |
7 or 9 inch |
| roses |
2 gallon |
9 inch |
| 9-12 inch |
2 gallon |
9 inch |
| 3 1/2 inch potted liner |
2 or 3 gallon |
9 or 11 inch |
| 12-18 inch |
3 gallon |
11 inch |
| 18-24 inch |
4-5 gallon |
1 or 12 inch |
| 2 ft to 4 ft |
5 gallon |
13 or 14 inch |
| 7/16" fruit tree |
5 gallon |
13 or 14 inch |
| 9/16" fruit tree |
5 gallon |
13 or 14 inch |
| 4-5 foot |
5 or 7 gallon |
14 or 15 inch |
| 11/16" fruit tree |
5 or 7 gallon |
14 or 15 inch |
| 5-6 foot |
5 or 7 gallon |
14 or 15 inch |
| 7/8" fruit tree |
7 gallon |
15 inch |
| 1" and up fruit tree |
7 gallon |
15 inch |
| 6-8 foot |
7 or 10 gallon |
16 or 18 inch |
| 8-10 foot |
10 gallon |
18 inch |
| 1 1/4 inch cal. |
15 or 20 gallon |
20 or 22 inch |
| 1 1/2 inch cal. |
20 gallon |
22 inch |
| 1 3/4 inch cal |
25 gallon |
24 inch |
| 2 inch cal. |
25 or 30 gallon |
24 or 26 inch |
| Peonies: |
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| 3/5 eye and tree peonies
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2 gallon |
9 inch |
| 5/8 eye peonies |
2 or 3 gallon |
9 or 11 inch |
| 9/14 eye peonies |
3 gallon |
11 inch |
| 15/25 eye |
5 gallon |
13 or 14 inch |
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Bulk soil reference.
Estimated pots filled per cubic yard of soil mix. |
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| 1 gallon 191 |
15 gallon 14 |
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| 2 gallon 96 |
20 gallon 10 |
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| 3 gallon 69 |
25 gallon 8
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| 5 gallon 34 |
30 gallon 6 |
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| 7 gallon 26 |
45 gallon 4 |
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| 10 gallon 19 |
60 gallon 3 |
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