Trees: Container grown plants - container sizes for whips and maidens
Container grown plants are defined by ‘C’ followed by a number indicating the volume in litre, e.g. C5. The volume of Cell grown plants is indicated in cubic centimetres (cc).
Typical container sizes for trees are as follows:
| Type |
Volume |
Typical Overall height (cm)
(dependent on species.) |
| Cell |
50 cc |
10-20 |
| Cell |
100 cc |
20-40 |
| Cell |
100 cc |
40-60 |
| Cell |
200 cc |
60-90 |
| C |
1 - 2 L |
40-50 |
| C |
2-5 L |
80-100 |
| C |
5L + |
100-125 |
| C |
5-10L |
125-150 |
| C |
10-15 L |
150-175 |
C
|
10-25 L |
175-250 |
All forms of trees are available in containers. The range of species reduces with the increasing size of trees. Larger trees are available by personal selection from those grown speculatively. Or, if time is available, large trees can be grown by contract to a specific size for a particular species. No standards are available for these trees and personal selection is strongly encouraged.
Figure 1:
7.5-20 litre containers
Figure 2: 40-85 litre containers