I loved taking a stroll through your yard in this and other posts. I like the shot approaching the hosta garden and feeling like I just walked into it. Can't imagine how you do it without a big crew to keep it all looking that great. I'm finally giving in and using some Round-up, as minimal as possible, because the grass is killing me. It is the worst weed, and that's saying a lot because I have so many. I learn a lot from the information you give on GardenWeb.

RE: Small vigorous tree. This is a new tree, and the owner is currently willing to ship them. Should be good for zone 5. Max to about 35' and nice fall color even in Texas. RE:Might be too early to call it a small vigorous tree and predict its ultimate height. Couldnt have been around too long.... True there is no CERTAINTY, however it grows/behaves like the unpatented wild type parent, therefore it is very reasonable to believe that it will end up any different. It's a fall color variant, producing more anthocyanin AFTER growth has stopped. Not likely to have allot of impact on growth. JMHO

Soooo..... to answer the question, sort of...... I went over to Greer Gardens this last weekend and they have the tree!!! But, they had not been given any information along with it and when they questioned the grower on it, they said that it was too new to really now that much about height, vigor, light, etc.. More or less that they 'believe that it is probably similar to Eskimo Sunset, but they don't really know. When they (Greer Gardens) called Terra Nova, they were told that it was to new to tell, but that it may be a little more vigorous than Eskimo Sunset. But, that they really didn't now either. So.... thanks for your suggestions! I think that I'm just going to have to take a plunge and get it!!!

We have had "Esk Sunset" for about 10 years. In early spring 2019, a trusted and skilled arborist, whom we have used for many years, pruned the tree for shape. In the spring, just after the tree came into full glory, large sections began to show sudden onset of wilt, which looked like Verticillium. These sections of the tree were all around pruned branch stubs. By mid to late summer, the die back had ceased. I removed all the dead material. In spring of 2020 and throughout the rest of the year, the tree grew back into a beautiful specimen and the wilting never recurred. Now it needs a little trimming for shape again. I will do it myself and sterilize my pruners before and after each cut. I suspect there was contamination on the arborists equipment that introduced the problem into the tree. Ed