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How large does the container have to be for Phoenix canariensis?

By PaulSingle
14 hours ago in PALMS IN POTS

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My 3 year old Canary Island Date palms are climbing out of their pots. I don't have any open ground to plant them in so want to keep them in containers. The containers are 40cm deep and 55 cm internal diameter.

Location is in the south of the UK. A sheltered south facing patio. We very rarely get temperatures down to -6 in this sheltered spot.

The last two winters I have wrapped them with fleece and dragged them into the alcove but they're getting a bit big for that space now so might just bubble wrap the containers and fleece up the trees this winter.

So I have two questions.

1. Should I repot into larger pots?

2. Are the trees likely to survive with my planned protection?

Any advice is much appreciated.