Planting in a pot - without ashes – Grey Blossom

Depending on your circumstances, you may be planting your tree in a pot or straight in the ground. You may be interring cremated ashes with your tree or you may simply be planting it in someone's memory.

This article covers our recommendations for when you wish to plant your memorial tree in the ground with ashes. If this is not what you're planning, then please see our articles on:

Planting in a pot - with ashes

Planting in the ground - with ashes

Planting in the ground - without ashes

Planting in a pot without ashes

You will need:

Spade or trowel

Watering can or hose

Large pot with drainage holes

50 litres compost (we recommend John Innes. No 2)

Gardening gloves (recommended)

Step One - Choose the right pot

Minimum 40–50 litres with drainage holes.

We recommend frost-proof pots, like fibreglass and glazed terracotta variants.

Place in a bright position with some direct sun.

Step Two - Prepare the planting pot

Fill the planting pot with compost until not quite full.

Make a small hole in the centre for planting your tree.

In the hole, sprinkle the full sachet of root-supporting fungi provided.

Step Three - Position the tree

Remove tree from its biodegradable pulp pot.

Place the tree in the hole with the root-supporting fungi.

Step Four - Backfill and firm

Fill in the rest of the space with with compost, leaving a small gap below the rim of the planting pot and the surface of compost.
The base of the trunk should be roughly level with the soil surface inside the pot.