Ideas needed for a Rose/Edible fruit tree in a pot

[DomPom47]

Best friend has got a new house with a tiny garden that is cemented over it is roughly 7ft by 7ft. I want my housewarming gift to be something green for the garden. Is there a nice smelling rose that will grow in a large pot outside without needing lots of space OR is there a fruit tree variety I can buy that will bear edible fruit and again grow in a large pot outside without needing more space? Thank you.

Have a look at cordon fruit trees, these are created to grow in small spaces, pots, and bear heavy crop. Look for a self fertile variety so it doesn't need a pair, but you can get apples, pears, plums, cherry's, greengage... All sorts of lovely things!

Thank you CurlsLDN 🙏

Go to David Austin and do a search for ideal for containers and pots. Click on shop then shrub rose then ideal for pots and containers.Several come up in all colours. We have the Olivia Rose, it’s supposed to be foolproof and is lovely. Not highly scented though. There are others that are. They’re excellent quality.

We have a quince tree in a pot- when ripening they smell lovely. They are a more unusual fruit, perhaps worth considering?

Figs actually need their roots confined in order to fruit, so are well suited to pots. And fresh figs straight off the tree are truly amazing! So worth a thought, but not pretty like a rose.

Thank you 11111cecube 🙏 Will look on their website when I get in from work.

She’s Greek and they have them back home so I think if I went with this she will definitely be over the moon. Thank you QueenofLouisiana 🙏

Thank you heldinadream 🙏 Like the quince she has plenty of figs in her garden in Greece so I think it could be a nice reminder of that.

yes to cordon/espalier fruit trees.

look out for 'dwarf rootstock'

the pot needs to be at least 30l . ceramic/clay pot are heavy and prone to braking if exposed to frost. composite plastic us better. or those large builder's troughs from diy stores.

or as she's greek: Hibiscus syriacus

A pomegranate if you can find it.

Thank you for the advice purplesequins 🙏 Was originally thinking of a nice terracotta’ish pot but not very practically in terms of frost so will have to be something plasticky.

There are fruit trees which have been grown with each limb having a different fruit. for a small space, I'd only go for one with 2 varieties- such as a pear and apple or cooking and eating apple on the same plant. Another idea would be containers that grow on the fence- yet can hold multiple strawberry plants or herbs. This might also help:

www.thompson-morgan.com/best-fruit-trees-small-gardens

www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/fruit-trees/containers

www.onbuy.com/gb/meiwo-7-pocket-hanging-vertical-garden-wall-planter-for-yard-garden-home-decoration~c14084~p17558376/?exta=gshp&stat=eyJpcCI6IjkuNzYwMCIsImRwIjpudWxsLCJsaWQiOjg4NDkzODM1LCJzIjpudWxsLCJ0IjoxNjU0MjM5NzU2LCJibWMiOiIzLjAifQ==&lid=88493835&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4uaUBhC8ARIsANUuDjWGo3moMgp0xaB9S0AA-ImMe67caEM2YEdR77orl180XnG5IQjJqy8aArsAEALw_wcB

I'd go for a camellia or something else evergreen if it's a concrete back garden. I love my roses but they aren't very pretty in winter. That being said, desdemona is a highly scented white rose that does very well in pots and does look beautiful throughout summer.

No, don't do plastic. It's very obvious it's plastic and it always looks wrong.

Try wood, or anything else but plastic.

If anyone gave me a plastic pot it would put me out, because I hate it but could't possibly be rude to whoever gave me the present.

Thank you ChardonnaysBeastlyCat 🙏 would a pomegranate give edible fruit with the uncertain weather we have?

Thank you MarmiteCoriander 🙏 when she originally said garden was all concrete I thought it would have grass somewhere but nothing so I think having something along the fences will also be really nice (and definitely within my budget) along with a nice pot and a rose or edible fruit plant.

Thank you for the suggestion of wood ChardonnaysBeastlyCat 🙏 Will ask my husband to get on that once I selected what I want, he will be able to put something together for me.

The pomegranate might have fruit, and the fruit looks beautiful, the other thing is the blossoms. They are gorgeous.

wood doesn't last. Even treated and purpose made, it rots quite quickly because of the constant wetting. you can get frostproof terracotta or get a lastic one that is deliberately plastic...ie bright colour.

no they rarely fruit in the open in the uk.

Thank you godmum56 🙏 It’s going to be an evening of googling to find the right rose/edible fruit and the right pot that is long lasting and weather proof and also looks lovely 🤞