Step-over or low growing spreading plants

nicolasavory35

I would like to grow a living barrier for the edge of my new decking area and i was thinking of either a step-fruit or scented plant which i can grow in a container but train outwards as a living feature. Has anyone grown any step over fruits or low growing honeysuckle or other ideas? How big would the pot need to be?

chicky

We grow stepover pear trees which are quite successful- pretty but not much fruit yet.  They are in the ground, not pots.

I think you could grow them in pots, if you have them on a dwarfing rootstock, but you’d need as big a pot as you can manage.  Have you tried emailing some of the fruit tree companies for advice?  Ashridge nurseries or orange pippin are both very helpful IME

nicolasavory35

Thank you for the advise may contact a nursery.