http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/Hort/MG/Carrotwood.htm
I did a lil look around ( leavin work now, so I don't want to be here longer than necessary) but apparently they are pretty self sufficient, too progressive in some araes. Of course if it's thin, it will need a lil helping hand with support, but i try to use something that won't "grow" into the tree, or at least expands. Alot of people use nylons for ties, and maybe each time you go by, you could move the nylon 9 where it touches the tree) up or down a few inches to prevent it from scarring the trunk. It does seem to have nice flowers and seed pods from the pictures. Good luck with it. I'm sure the first year, it was still adjusting to it's new home!

I found a link you may find informative....take a look....

supporting a tree

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Gardengal....we had a couple of those trees in Hac. Hts. Make sure it isn't planted to close to a driveway or sidewalk....it WILL lift it up! We had to remove one tree just for that reason. The seeds will want to sprout constantly!

It is a beautiful tree....when my kids were little they used to call those seed hulls...little pumpkins because they turned orange color. Kinda messy if driving over them.

Oh yea......hopefully you got a male tree....the females produces thousands of the pods each year!!!

Don't get me wrong these are great looking trees IF planted in the right area!!!!

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I have found this site extremely helpful when selecting trees to plant. It gives info about pruning needs, root invasiveness and lots of other goodies. It's from Florida and may not apply about it's invasiveness in your state.

http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/index.htm

Newt

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When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.