QuestionsHow to growFlowersBorder Perennial FlowersPot Plant 0 Vote Up Vote Down June Thunder asked 14 years ago Can you suggest a tree or shrub that might survive in a pot on an apartment balcony which gets very little sun and a lot of wind? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Though not strictly a shrub, phormium is of similar size and very wind-resistant.