How big a pot for bottle

[Bkue]

Just transplanted to a concrete pot. Not sure I want to do again. 

[John2468]

Bottle palms are slow growing so it’ll be fine for a while.

Here’s mine, for reference, the trunk is the size of a small melon, still pushing out bigger leaves from before.

[Palmerr]

every now and then do some light root pruning then put in a decently sized pot remember don't go from small pot to big pot increase from 3 gal to 7 gal to 15 gal etc. cause 3 gal to 15 gal there isn't enough roots to absorb all the water which can lead to problems such as overwatering! Bottle palms are slow growing  (Like you said) so id say only root prune rotted looking roots or new thick ones and once it gets too big id say plant it! my Mimi in FL has a majesty 3 bottles and 3 foxtails The bottles and the majesty have been there for 18 years no damage ever in 10a so yeah planting there in 10b 11a you would be good! (or if you dont want to plant it just root prune like a bonsai Lightly and you will be good for long term)

[Butch]

This is a pic of a 42” pot that I have mine in… It is from about  2-1/2 years ago, and the the palm is bigger now, but doing just fine.. One of my concerns about going with a smaller pot was the with the palm being top-heavy, it might fall over.. It did a few times in he smaller pot, but with a few 100 #s of planter mix in this pot, it’s pretty well grounded…

Butch

[Palmerr]

Dang lol its even flowering cause its doing so well thats cool! thats one of the rare exceptions of palms flowering in pots if they are that big and in a good pot size crap my mimis bottle palms in florida which were bought as 3 gal small sized plants same size that Bkue has is 18 years old and isnt that big DANG!!

[Butch]

Seems to like the conditions there… It’s been putting out a ton of seeds for 5-6 years now… There are some volunteers growing in the flower box below it…

Butch

[Palmerr]

Bro thats actually insane!

[Bkue]

The lot is 3x the original and over 100lbs. The plant has grown appreciably in the last year and probably will let it live out its life here. 

[Butch]

11 hours ago, Bkue said:

The lot is 3x the original and over 100lbs. The plant has grown appreciably in the last year and probably will let it live out its life here. 

I don’t blame you… Repotting or moving at size is no fun.. I like the pot…

Butch

[RichardHemsley]

12 hours ago, Bkue said:

The lot is 3x the original and over 100lbs. The plant has grown appreciably in the last year and probably will let it live out its life here. 

Looks great! Out of interest, what soil mix did you use? I have one in a pot that will need to be moved to a larger one next spring.  Its currently in a mix of coco fibre, standard potting compost plus some perlite 

[Butch]

1 hour ago, RichardHemsley said:

Looks great! Out of interest, what soil mix did you use? I have one in a pot that will need to be moved to a larger one next spring.  Its currently in a mix of coco fibre, standard potting compost plus some perlite 

I don’t mean to answer for Bkue, but I used a mix with quite a bit of sand in it… For the weight… Theses things can get top heavy, and the more weight you have at the bottom the better..

 I’m no expert on soil mixes, I used a “planters mix” (and not a potting mix) from a local fertilizer/ landscape supply business, and had them add some extra sand to it…

Butch

 

[Bkue]

I have so much sand here. I mixed some sand , perlite, and potting mix. I wasn’t sure on wetness for this palm but it’s now in a mostly sun spot other than a Royal by it. I don’t have and have no plans to add a drip line. I moved a majesty from that location with same mix that is starting to trunk but to me a bit stunted. I hand water once a week when dry if I remember. I’m not overly attached to it but love the look of a mature one. Hopefully I get to that point. 
 

I will say, it is substantially bigger and bulkier than when I got it a year or so ago.