hinoki,cercis pendula,pinus pendula

i have to share!
1. i am in an immoilizer due to rotator surgery-can't do squat and its my right arm too
2. typing this one letter at a time whew

on way home loaded up w/ drawing architect table in pick up i saw tree sale
sign,made dh turn around.

spoke w/ owner, ed underwood- a gum chomping big ol michigan boy who woods
in the winter to keep family going and is a quietly understated freakin cert.
landscape architect. his nursery supports 50 employees and their families. you
never know who you will meet in life and i was honoured yesterday to make
a nice purchase from these folks and son who has just graduated from iona
college w/ business degree and is home now helping family.

my happy dance is for a large, lush
hinoki cypress nana omg she is so beauteous fat green lush and big,3' and b and b'd.
cercidiphyllum japonicun pendula 5' b and b'd strong weepy rooty amazing
pinus strobus penduka 6' staked leader b and b'd flailing ponderously with embarresingly
good long branches and healthy rich needles.

now, according to michael dirr, i need 2 more of the pinus to make my statement.
i love his priceless descriptions and i originally fell on the floor laughing from the
p. pendula description, so today as i was rechecking hortcultural info, i realized i
had purchased the beginnings of my triad. :)))

ed threw on 6 5 gallon rhoadies to go home w/ us amd 1/2 bu. peat no charge.

these were michigan grown and nurtured in their tree nursery from certified named
stock ie; covey for cercis and guaranteed. ok,our fortune was we got about
$1,000 worth of outstanding quality landscaping stock for $300. and just the day
before, i had sold oNe of our wedding gown packages for 400$. ez come,ez go.

tonight dh will auger holes and plant my new beauties.
thank you all for listening to our happy adventure
sheri

immobilizer=bad
yummy new trees=good!

Sounds wonderful...and lucky you to have such good help with the planting. I've been working on a pseudo dirr inspired shrub border for 3 years...

Catherine

Wow - plant envy here (BTW I grew up in Lake Odessa MI). DH just had rotator cuff surgery in June. Doing good - now. I had foot surgery 10/4 and now non weight bearing in a cast until Dec 15th. If it aint one thing its another I swear. Try planting fall bulbs draggin your rear`end around on the ground. Anywho - What rhodies did you get? They must be some tough varieties to do well in your zone. . I'd really like to know.

i buy lots of rh.

see van veen nursery in our dg watchdog and tell them i sent you.

dr. rupert good
pjm
mt everest
pink catawbiences
english roseum
there are a few more but check for zone 4 if you can put in a zone
amend soil w peat if possible wrap 1st year mulch also

i cant get out to see who made it over the summer here,
which is harsher than the winters. i lost about 15 and
maybe 30 survived this first spring and summer.