I have 2 pots with Japanese Maples in them. Yes, they are deciduous, but the form of the trunk and branches in the wintertime is very attractive. If you go this route, make sure it is a small-growing variety. One of ours has been in a pot for 20 years and is about 8 feet tall. We hang suet feeders on its branches in the wintertime and attract lots of birds.

Thanks, Dotty!

I was thinking that japanese maples might be nice, seeing as how there are so many of them up there!

Thanks a bunch,

J.