I'm not sure where I should post this but here goes. From my basement up to the 2nd level of my home I have a space approximately 25 feet high by about 3 feet wide and 4 feet long. I would like to put a plant, or a tree, in the basement that would stretch up into the 2nd level through the 'hole'. As I walk up and down the stairs I could enjoy the tree from every level. Does anyone have any recommendations for such a plant/tree that requires lower lighting, tall enough yet skinny enough to fit in such a space? A cedar perhaps? Also, what should I take into consideration for a plant base to account for potting and roots etc? There is no skylight in the stairwell. Thanks,
Certainly not a cedar tree. It would have to me a tropical tree of some kind. Ficus springs to mind, but most tropicals that I know only stay as little bushes when grown inside. Even if it could grow that big it would take a very, very long time. How much light would it get? M.
I'm not sure how much light it would see. I think the living room window is south-facing, it may be lucky to get just a bit of direct sun at various points. It's hard to tell. I would have to get a light-reading-metre to be technical. Also, it must be feline friendly (non poisonous). Bamboo would be interesting. Would it need much natural light? How quickly can I get it to grow?
It's not clear to me whether the space is an outdoor or indoor one (in terms of temperature, snow?, etc. and therefore that would need answering first as anything but a tropical, or even semitropical tree would need outdoor conditions of course. If the space is 'indoors' (how cold would it get on winter nights in its location?) what about a series of shelves alternating in placement, having baskets or pots of hanging foliage? Of course ... how would you water them?! What about a 'faux' painting of a tree or something else in the space? It does sound like it might be quite confining to anything natural after a certain point, and if it was real (and nothing that tall could stay growing in a planter) the roots would affect the building if it's outdoors.
It would be an indoor plant. I like your idea bout hanging plants, a vine could be interesting on wire, and far more practical. Winter nights I don't think it would get much colder than 17 or 18 degrees (I don't think I could live in a house that gets much colder.)
I like the vine on a wire idea, perhaps growing out of a bushy speicmen at the base. Easy to water, etc. Practicality breeds elegance. 3 by 4 feet is narrow. If you really wanted a tree, would a banana work? Also, since banana plants are fleshy, if you changed your mind would wouldn't have to get the chain saw out.
