This is one of my Tall Brazilians:
Guess it depends on the size of the plant and pot. You can see the roots are limited to travel in search of nutrients because of the pot. They circled themselves.
At one point it looked like this:
If you want growth, then let the roots travel. When potted, I fed nearly every week. But look at the root system. Tons of searching roots...
With growth and nutrients comes the sweet payoff. That's a 7 foot ladder between the trees:
Zone 10 in Central Florida USA