Monkey Puzzle Tree

[SMP]

I am growing a Monkey Puzzle tree. My grandson's school gave seeds to the children last September. It took about 3 months to get the seed to sprout and now I have a tree 5" high. It is in a pot 3" deep and 6" across at the moment. I want to put it in a much larger pot and put it outside. Will it survive? My back garden is south facing and I am on the North Wales coast. I could also put it in the front garden. I am intending keeping the tree in a pot, repotting as it gets bigger.
Any advice gratefully received, I am not much of a gardener lol
Thanks

[Chipchopper]

I'm sure you find this an interesting tree to grow.
Although it comes from Chile, it grows naturally in mountainous areas which makes it perfectly hardy in the UK, some very good examples are in Devon.

It can be grown in a pot, as a young tree and is not fussy about the soil type, so a loan based compost will suffice.
Pot-on in progressively larger pots (each pot only slightly larger than the last)
The aspect you have for it sounds good especially if you can provide some shelter from wind. the soil should be kept moist but not saturated.
It's slow growing and usually takes 2 years for each tier of new branches to form.
In several years time, would make a very good lawn specimen.
Each tree is either male or female, so you need both sex's for viable seeds which are edible.

[diddlydo]

Personally I would say unless you have a very large garden, don't bother.

[SMP]

Diddlydo I am intending keeping it in a very large pot.

[boxtops]

Keeping it in a pot will just mean that it doesn't grow very big (which is just as well, mature trees are huge). We grow several trees in pots - holly, olive - they do fine.

[SMP]

Thanks Boxtops. Our garden is slabbed & we have no grass or soil beds so as to allow my husband full access in his electric wheelchair. That is why I want to grow things in pots. Also means should we move we can easily take them with us.

[ferlew]

I am sorry, but trees did not evolve to be grown in pots.