Wok or not to wok

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So I got inspired by Nick Lenz after we got a new wok for Christmas. I was thinking about punching a few drainage and wire holes in the bottom of this guy for one of my junipers. But deep down I really want to wait for one of my oaks to become eligible for planting in the unusual container.

I guess I answered my own question but I would like some advice. based on shape and size (it's a 12" wok), what style does the collective wisdom think is best for the weird pot?
 
Here is the potential planter.
 

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Nice but needs stability. I’d possibly think about removing the handles and re-riveting them upside down at a point where they can stop the wobble. Shame there’s not three of them...
As for the tree, I get the feeling of something symmetrical like a Chinese elm broom or suchlike atop a mound in the middle.
Looks like a fun project, but you just have to make sure it doesn’t just look like a tree in a cooking pot!
 
I've used plow disks, which are essentially the same thing with the drainage hole already present and no handles. They look very elegant with most trees that you would normally put in shallow pots. The wok/disk can be stabilized on the bench by setting it in any kind of ring or bowl that won't hold water against the drain hole. Three or four carefully placed pebbles will also work.
 
Me likey!! As said before, if you can knock a few holes in it (especially right in the middle of the bottom) it would make a great bowl for a broom!!

Might lose the handles?
 
Very cool idea.
Reminds me of this Ethiopian dish (for flat breads? No idea.) i picked up from the sketchy convenience store. 42800D71-7907-43E7-882D-66B4ACB55005.jpeg

I was wondering if putting a drainage layer at the bottom of these bowl shapes would be beneficial.
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Would rust hurt any trees?
 
GailC said:
Would rust hurt any trees?
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I doubt it. Georgia has very Iron rich clay which trees seem to have no issue with, and it's basically iron oxide (same as the future corrosion of the wok).
 
Woocash said:
Nice but needs stability. I’d possibly think about removing the handles and re-riveting them upside down at a point where they can stop the wobble. Shame there’s not three of them...
As for the tree, I get the feeling of something symmetrical like a Chinese elm broom or suchlike atop a mound in the middle.
Looks like a fun project, but you just have to make sure it doesn’t just look like a tree in a cooking pot!
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I actually have the accessory ring to hold it steady on a gas stove. That will probably be my stabilizer, and it's stainless so it will way outlast the wok. And it will keep with the kitchen ware theme.
 
I don't know what its called but one of those big rocks with all the nooks and crannies planted with multiple small trees, moss and companion plants. They look like a rocky outcrop on a mountain side.
 
I doubt rust would be a problem, but a metal container could be. It would probably get very hot in summer, and keep the heat longer at night compared to clay pots.

I wouldn't do it.
 
To test the idea ------- stainless steel colanders already available
from China and India, with bases to stand.
Have fukien teas in them for over 10 years or more.
Good Day
Anthony
 
The pot isn't very Asian.

Plant one a dem squiggly hazelnuts in it for noodles.

Sorce
 
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