Citrus Growers Forum

RyanL · Posted: Tue 05 Oct, 2010 11:30 am

Millet, That's outstanding a 155 gallon containerized tree! What type and how old? Is there a photo on this forum somewhere, if not please post one. very impressive.

Millet · Posted: Tue 05 Oct, 2010 11:29 pm

Ryan, sorry to disappoint you, but regretfully my post was a typo, the container size is actually 55-gallons, not a 155 gallon container as I wrote. Actually it might be a little larger than 55 gallons. The container's sides are 4 feet wide and the container is 4 feet tall (4X4X4). If your good a math, perhaps you can convert that into gallons. I'm growing a Canary Island Date palm in it. The tree must be about 10 or more years old. As far as citrus trees, I have 15 trees of various cultivars growing in 30-gallon Air Root Pruning containers, and 7 planted in the ground. As I'm in Colorado, every thing that I am growing is inside my greenhouse. - Millet (831-)

Tepary · Joined: 01 Oct 2010 Posts: 8 Location: Los Angeles, CA

Millet wrote:

Ryan, sorry to disappoint you, but regretfully my post was a typo, the container size is actually 55-gallons, not a 155 gallon container as I wrote. Actually it might be a little larger than 55 gallons. The container's sides are 4 feet wide and the container is 4 feet tall (4X4X4). If your good a math, perhaps you can convert that into gallons. I'm growing a Canary Island Date palm in it. The tree must be about 10 or more years old. As far as citrus trees, I have 15 trees of various cultivars growing in 30-gallon Air Root Pruning containers, and 7 planted in the ground. As I'm in Colorado, every thing that I am growing is inside my greenhouse. - Millet (831-)

There are 7.48 US gallons in one cubic foot so your planter is 64 cubic feet which would be 478 gallons!! Wow!

-Robert

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MarcV · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 8:36 am

Tepary wrote:

Millet wrote:

Ryan, sorry to disappoint you, but regretfully my post was a typo, the container size is actually 55-gallons, not a 155 gallon container as I wrote. Actually it might be a little larger than 55 gallons. The container's sides are 4 feet wide and the container is 4 feet tall (4X4X4). If your good a math, perhaps you can convert that into gallons. I'm growing a Canary Island Date palm in it. The tree must be about 10 or more years old. As far as citrus trees, I have 15 trees of various cultivars growing in 30-gallon Air Root Pruning containers, and 7 planted in the ground. As I'm in Colorado, every thing that I am growing is inside my greenhouse. - Millet (831-)

There are 7.48 US gallons in one cubic foot so your planter is 64 cubic feet which would be 478 gallons!! Wow!

-Robert

I'm glad I live in the metric part of the world! Wink

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Sylvain · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 9:36 am

Yes.
I always wondered why USA didn't enter the International System (S.I.).

Millet · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 12:19 pm

MarkV & Sylvain, I agree with you that the metric system is a much more straight forward system, and a better system. However, it is what it is. As for the 4X4X4 container, I did not have anywhere enough CHC to fill it, and had place a special order. So how many gallons is a round container that is 20-inches across and 33 inches tall? That is the size of the citrus container. - Millet (830-)

Evaldas · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 1:37 pm

Millet wrote:

MarkV & Sylvain, I agree with you that the metric system is a much more straight forward system, and a better system. However, it is what it is. As for the 4X4X4 container, I did not have anywhere enough CHC to fill it, and had place a special order. So how many gallons is a round container that is 20-inches across and 33 inches tall? That is the size of the citrus container. - Millet (830-)

If by "across" you mean diameter, then D = 2R = 20"=50.8cm, H = 3"=83.82cm, V=pi*R^2*H=3.14*(25.4)^2*83.82=1698888,9 cm^3=169 l
1 l ~ 3.785 gal, so 169/3.785 = 44.9 gal. Does that sound believable?

bastrees · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 3:28 pm

Yes, I get 45 gallons using conversion in feet to gallons, significant figures, actual pi and assuming straight sides, which I think is valid for Millet's preferred containers.

Barbara

Millet · Posted: Wed 06 Oct, 2010 5:59 pm

Barbara, the container's sides are straight. I use a product called Root Builder-II Expandable Containers, which is manufactured by the Root Maker Products Company LLC.. It comes in 100-foot long rolls. A container of any size can be made by cutting off the appropriate length of the roll and fastening it together. As an added value the Root Builder-II is an air root pruning container. A person can make a 50 gallon container, or a 200 gallon container in five minutes. Works great. - Millet (830-)