Choosing a Pot

COLOUR OF TREE
FLOWERS OR FEATURES
SUGGESTED POT COLOUR
White Light yellow
Green
Dull red
Light to dark blue
White
Yellow Dark green
Dark unglazed blue
Off-white
Orange Dark brown
Unglazed purple
Green : glazed or unglazed
Red Light or dark blue
Light or dark green
Dull antique white
Pink Blue
Green
White or off-white
Blue Dull red
Dull yellow
White or off white
Steel grey
Purple Light Green
(If light purple then dark green)
Yellowish
White
Pale brown
Variegated Foliage or White Berries Black
Dark green
Evergreen Conifers Brown
Reddish
Purplish
Unglazed grey or dull white
Black
Junipers
(Dark green foliage with
reddish bark, or drift wood)
Unglazed terracotta
Deciduous with light, delicate foliage
or silver bark
Soft grey : glazed or unglazed
Willow White or off-white
(Particularly in summer)

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