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Any ways to keep a non dwarf eureka in a pot??

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

SOS - I grew this Eureka from seed for fun, never expecting it to take off. Clearly I underestimated how stubbornly these things want to live. It's now 2.5 years old, over 3 feet tall and growing. If it looks a bit leggy on top, that's because it decided to put on six inches while in a window, in the middle of winter.


Will any kind of pruning keep it in check? I don't care about fruit or flowers, I just want it to fit in my house so it can survive winter (I'm Zone 7). I did a bit of light root pruning last year and kept it in a laughably small pot assuming it would slow down--no such luck. I've also removed branch tips (only an inch or so--I'm scared of drastic pruning) and new branches grew straight out of the healed-over stubs.

What are my options??? Beyond giving it to someone in Florida???

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