Baseless plant pots

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I am a complete novice garden owner, I cannot even claim to be a gardener.

I have been watching too many gardening videos including Bunny Guiness talking about baseless plant pots that allow the roots to grow down into the ground. Hers are on a patio area with a hole dug out underneath.

Has anyone done this and would this work in my situation? I have nesting birds in a cherry laurel at the back of my garden. I also have a gap in the planting. I was hoping to buy a mature tall western red cedar, pot it up in a lovely planter and then place it in the gap.

Obviously I cannot dig a hole for it because I do not want to scare the birds hence the pot idea plus it would give some much needed impact (pot and plant) and privacy we need. Just gently pop it down next to the laurel.

I am happy to be told this is a ridiculous idea if it is

a mature tree is going to be seriously big and will need a seriously big pot.

trees prefer to be planted in autumn anyway, so why not wait until autumn and then plant it properly?

Have you seen how large they grow?? Totally unsuitable for a pot, I’m afraid, I’d go with parietals idea. Plant it in autumn, in the ground.

Yep, just wait until nesting season is done with and plant directly into a hole in the ground rather than faffing about with pots that the tree will ‘hulk’ out of in a matter of years.

Ah well, it was a good idea while it lasted.

I was prepared for a massive large pot and planned to keep whatever was planted in it pruned. I have a lot of mature shrubs which are 3m tall and 20+ years old and a tree surgeon keeps them looking lovely.

pressed too soon. Thank you for your advice. I do appreciate it.

In case anyone is interested this was the video.

bunny guinness about bottomless ….. where can I buy these pots please?

Perhaps you could put it in a large normal pot, stand it where you want it, and then in the autumn you can plant it properly in the ground.

I have a hebe in a bottomless pot and it is thriving. I also have a flowering quince but it is on a patio and while it is Ok it is struggling a bit. I should have used a bigger
pot.i used plastic pots because it was easy to get rid of the bottom. I would love to hear from someone who knows a handyman who can take the bottom out of a clay or ceramic pot. Try your bottom less pot. It will work.

I am sorry I thought it was a shrub. I am into ,no dig, gardening also and would love to hear from someone who tried this method and what are the pitfalls. Thanks in anticipation.