Specialty Gardening: Need help to choose plant for large container in San Diego, 1 by nomosno

nomosno wrote:
Hello,

I have a large pot in front of my office. It is in downtown San Diego, very close to an East facing wall. It gets morning Sun only. Some tree-like plant was in it that died a slow death after it was planted. I am looking for a replacement that would be interesting to look at, not very needy in terms of care, NOT spreading sideways too much, and, if possible, have some nice flowers of interesting fruits.

I will be very appreciative of any suggestions.

n.