Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: 'Uncle Fogy' went in the ground, 1 by Equilibrium

Equilibrium wrote:
Next weekend I'll mulch it with a few inches of hardwood chips and what I did won't be nearly as noticeable as it is right now.

I am very pleased with the results. I get the tree I wanted and it's growing up out of the ground toward the heavens now instead of out at an oddball angle.

What's interesting is that the man who helped me stated they planted them that way in the pots intentionally. I thought that was strange but what do I know. His comments may very well have been his attempt at humor and maybe I didn't catch on. Regardless, I love my tree. It was very healthy and I have it in the ground the way I want it.

Here's a photo of the base of the tree in the ground-