Size really does matter - how large? ;o)

Al

hi al,happy new year!the planters are about 16in. wide by about 18 in. deep.whatever that calculates to be.i don't want to have to water them every day;we have a drought going on here[though hopefully not too much longer.]good to hear from you.

A happy and prosperous new year to you, too!

I wish you'd have named the plant. ;o) Most conifers insist on good drainage, so I'm going to tell you that they would prefer a very durable soil, or it (the soil) will collapse in the second grow season and you'll find the plant struggling and probably not know why. I grow all my containerized conifers in some minor variation of:

Equal parts by volume of Turface, crushed granite, and screened pine or fir bark.

I'm not sure how far you want to chase the ingredients or what's available to you, but some alternate ingredients would be: Haydite, Play Ball, Espoma's Soil perfector, or pumice (lava rock), very course silica sand (swimming pool filter sand or silica from a masonry supply store. The sand should be 1/2 BB size or larger, the other ingredients would ideally be in the 1/16 - 3/16 particle size range.

If you're still interested in pursuing this - let me know what you have to work with.

Al

al,i suppose these trees are a type of cedar.i live on 70 acres of woods.a lot of pines and cedars.over the 20 years i have lived here i have dug up babies in the wild,to plant around the house.they have flourished to say the least.i thought i might try a couple in containers since they are so abundant.the ones in question are weeping;they branch out on the ends;and have a funny kind of brain looking cone.thanks for your help.LOL