Keep cypress on the balcony

Plant cypress in a bucket or pot

Choose a big enough one pot or a bucket that has several drainage holes at the bottom so that the irrigation water can run off. Be sure to lay a drainage made of sand, pebbles or Quartz sand(€ 15.15 at Amazon *) a.

Fill the pot with coniferous soil and plants The cypress.

The right location for the bucket

Cypresses like it warm and sunny. On the balcony, however, the plants should not stand directly in the hot midday sun, as the tips then turn yellow and wither. Too much draft is also harmful.

How to care for cypress trees on balconies and patios

Make absolutely sure that the root ball never dries out completely. Waterlogging is just as harmful as drought. Water the cypress on the balcony or terrace regularly, whenever the surface of the substrate has dried out. Use rainwater if possible.

Unlike cypress trees in the garden, you should have a cypress tree on the balcony regularly

fertilize. Special fertilizers for conifers are suitable for this, which you add to the irrigation water at intervals of several weeks during the growth phase.

Plant species that stay slim and don't get that big so you don't have to prune the cypress as often.

Hibernate cypress on the balcony

Cypress trees in pots are not hardy. You can keep the trees outside in winter on a sheltered balcony.

Place the pot on an insulating surface and move it directly against the wall. Wrap the tree in burlap, sticks, or other permeable material. Don't forget to water the cypress even in winter.