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tsuga

Good source of large pots?

Hi- I need a pretty big pot for one of my trees and I'm having trouble finding the Goldilocks pot. I'd like a round pot, preferably a drum, that has interior dimensions of about 17-18" by 5-6" (43-46cm by 13-16cm). I could maybe go a little shallower but probably no smaller in diameter. I've looked around a bit and it seems there are much bigger or only ovals in that range, or 3" depth, etc. I saw a mica pot for 150 bucks but that seems ridiculous. I'd pay more for quality clay, I can't pay 150 dollars for plastic!

I know this is a very specific question but maybe others are looking for big pots and if any of you know of a good source it'd be helpful for them also? Thanks in advance

Posted Sep 30, 2017, 3:33 PM UTC

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ZeroJoke50-60 trees can't keep track. Philadelphia, 7a, intermediate.•

There's a couple good sources. H& f imports has a ton for cheap, but I have heard spotty things about their customer service. Gary Shen has large, production run, yixing pots, I've ordered from him and shipping is a bitch for me. Matt Ouwinga has an incredible selection of pots, but these are high quality, Japanese made pots, so expensive.

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tsugaOPsouthern appalachians, 25 yrs, ~20 trees•

H& f imports

Ha! I actually emailed them today, that was one of the few places that seemed like it was possible.

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-music_maker-Northeast US, 6b, 20 years, 75+ trees, lifelong learner•

$150 does seem like a lot, but I will say this - mica is far superior to regular plastic. I have a few and they seem incredibly durable. You'd probably have it to use as a training pot forever.

Anything that big is going to get into higher prices. Maybe you could find somebody to build you one custom? There are folks on bonsainut who make pots.

I'm sure if you look around for a while you'll find something. A quick search on amazon yielded this.

If you do find a source of larger pots in quantity, definitely let us know. I'm always looking for larger pots myself for training purposes.

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tsugaOPsouthern appalachians, 25 yrs, ~20 trees•

I've got a few mica pots and they're fine, but I'd like a finished pot for this tree. I found this one that's pretty big but it's a little bit wide and a little bit shallow. But they had some nice big pots.

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wildhoover•

not the exact dimensions you are looking for, but they come pretty close: https://www.bonsaishop.nl/potten/trainingsschalen

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MykahNolaOrlando,Florida, 9b, Beginner, 15•

I'm with you on having trouble finding sizes, let alone colors, of pots that are affordable. I'm going to try a bucket of Shapecrete for an odd shaped raft style I found and am signed up for a beginners pot throwing class. It isn't like you'll be doing a lot with the trees over winter so give it a try.

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TacosDeluxeOrlando FL Zone 9b beginner 2 trees•

Now this isn't always the best but... If you have a local pottery studio in your area, go in and make friends with the owner, you can have them custom make you pots. I sometimes sell some of my trees in order to buy newer stock or something I've been eyeing at other places and if I sell a tree that is in a pot made by the studio I let the person know where to get custom pottery, but that's if you are selling. Try and see what kind of deals you can get locally from places like that, and you can get something custom and cool. That's just my 2 cents

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