Standard Plant Container Sizes

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Standard plant container sizes.

In general the larger the is the larger the pot and thus the larger the plant will be. These container sizes range from 1 2 3 and 5 to 7 10 15 on up to 20 or higher. The traditional use of gallon as this term is not a true measure of volume. What is 1 pot size.

The plant pot sizes for landscapes. Plant containers sizes and descriptions by phil bergman. The gallon nursery containers or 1 pots are the most common nursery pot sizes used in the industry. A volume in pints or gallons which is how most pots are sold b the likely diameter of pots with the correct volume if you place a ruler across the widest part on top of the pot you get the diameter and c the minimum soil depth for plants that are fussy about it.

Container sizes pennsylvania state regulations require us to use the word container to describe our pots vs. There are no standard pot sizes it s chaos so we have chosen to use. American standard for nursery stock ansi z60 1 2004 approved may 12 2004. The chart provides the technical specifications for our containers but essentially for our customers container gallon.

The majority of plants sold online by jacksons nurseries come potted in pots of various sizes. This article helps explain the different pot container sizes that we use at our nursery in encinitas california they are different than what nurseries use on the east coast or different areas outside of california. This standard provides some consistency in terminology for both buyers and sellers of plant material by using what are called trade sizes but even so there is a range in container volumes for a given trade size. While they normally only hold 3 quarts.

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