Rooftop plants (especially Fruits)

[muhsinmalik1]

Assalam o alaikum Everyone,


Will you kindly adivise about rooftop dwarf shade trees (with shallow roots) in Southern Punjab. We live in a village near Vehari, Burewala (a district of Multan division). Kindly send us the list of trees which we can plant on roof top. Further advice is requested for rooftop fruite plants.

I think the plants should require less soil, less water and should be sun & heat tolerant.

Kindly inform us from where we can get these plants.

Kindly advise,

[dragoonsers]

I'm in karachi, but hopefully someone from your side will come to your help!

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

Interesting demand, progress worth watching.

[ka_khan]

My suggestion will be China Nimbo (lemon) in a big container.

[Tahir Khan]

Try Pineapples..they grow good in container and need less water and are heat tolerant...good for rooftops.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

rooftop dwarf shade trees (with shallow roots) in Southern Punjab.
I get the impression that the trees will be planted in the 4 inch earth that normally covers the roof.

[suffi]

i think u try grape plants

[dragoonsers]

How about grapefruit? They fruit well in LARGE containers.

[muhsinmalik1]

I want to keep the plants on my roof in Pots.
I found some options and researching but your help might improve it and my decision making. Some of suggestions are as below.
1) Lemon
2) Grapes.
3) Mint
4) Niaz Bo
5) Tulsi
6) Bakain in a ralatively big pot.
7) Peeple (Maple)
8) Dwarf Mango
9) Dwarf Guava (Amrood)
10) Flowering plants Like Rose,Jasmine, Raat ki Rani, etc
11) Gul -e- Dopehri (don't know the english or generic name)
12) JUJUBEE tree in big container

[Mustansir Billah]

I am only concerned about peeple tree and do not know about Bakain and Jujubee. Other than that all do fine in pots.