Container Sizes at Pinewood Perennial Gardens
What you see is what you get.
At Pinewood Perennial Gardens, we will publish the actual container size for the plants we sell.
Much confusion exists over the proper way to express container size in the marketplace. The American Standard for Nursery Stock (ANSI Z60.1-2004), published by the American Nursery & Landscape Association, classifies containers by container class (trade size) and is preceded by #, e.g. #1, #2, and so on. Each class refers to a volume range, such as a #1 container has a volume between 152 to 251 cubic inches, which equals 0.65 to 1.08 gal, respectively.
While this serves a practical purpose for growers to have some latitude in selecting an appropriate container size for a particular size plant, the customer will find it difficult comparing actual container sizes among growers.
Pinewood Size |
Trade Size |
Top dia x ht (inches) |
Gal |
Liter |
| qt | #SP4 | 4 ¼ x 4 5/8 | 1.9 Pint | 0.9 |
| 3 qt | #1 | 6 3/8 x 7 ¼ | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| 8” pan | #1 | 8 x 5 1/8 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 1 gal | #1 | 7 ¾ x 7 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 gal | #2 | 9 x 8 ½ | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2 gal | #2 | 9 1/2 x 8 5/8 | 12 | 7.5 |
| 2.3 gal | Between #2 & #3 | 10 1/8 x 9 1/8 | 2.3 | 8.6 |
3 gal |
#3 |
11 x 9 ½ | 3.0 | 11.3 |
| 3.8 gal | #5 | 11 7/8 x 11 | 3.8 | 14.5 |
| 5 gal | #5 | 13 ¾ x 9 7/8 | 5.1 | 19.5 |
