I ordered a weeping willow and a red maple tree from arborday.org, and they got here today. I think they're labeled wrong, because the one labeled "weeping willow" has a couple very large leaves, and the one labeled "red maple" has stringy looking ones. The red maple is tiny, about 6 inches tall. The weeping willow is about 2.5 feet, and not quite as wide as the twist tie that holds it to the bamboo stick! I know it needs to be staked, because if I put it in the ground as is it would never stand up. Since they're so small, I was thinking of starting off by putting them in a large pot with top soil. Would that be good, until they're bigger?

I just received 10 flowering trees from the arbor day foundation. They recommended planting them in a garden for a year or two. So that's what I did. As I have been having problems with deer, rabbits, and groundhogs, I also used Tubex tree shelters

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Terry

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