Oak needs big gnarly barky trunk. Another vote for growing out trunk
. Pot "maybe" in 30 years.
Problem is that ....I...don't have another 30 years.
Thanks all for the responses. My ...first... inclination was to use that pot. Figuring it would be big enough to encourage more roots and stuff and ....growth....
I did however have second thoughts on the shape. I think you guys have settled that in that the pot is okay.
I have one other ..choice... but it's ....blue.
I want/need wire holes to anchor that oak.
And....incidentally, the tree IS larget than the insert. I had to use past photo as it is now completely bare. And I had to "estimate" on the desktop how to size the pic of the pot. So it's sorta a conglomeration of pix.
Soooooooooooo..... I think I'll use that pot, do minimal root disturbance and selective pruning to compensate for my lack of longevity and still have the tree in a pot.