With roots in mid-air I wouldn't call that too deep. Whether I'd cut any roots would depend on if it's established or not. Maybe just cut the little root that crosses the big root above it. tj

Hi Guys! I have news: I succeeded to buy the next plants: Phillyrea angustifloia - Fortunately not a small bush already, so it has flowered in spring. In my opinion it's no so fragrant, or maybe my plant needs stabilised more. Altough not a strong, but there was a pleasant, fruity fragrance. Edgeworthia christanta - Mine is not flowered yet, but I go every spring in our botanical garden, to smell a big plant. :) Osmanthus fragrans 'Rubra' (It's the same with aurantiacus?) - I planted it in a sheltered position in spring, I hope it will be all right. It's taller than 1m, so maybe it will flower in autumn. :) Prununs mume (unknown cultivar) - Small plant yet (and there are a few common plants Itea virginica Fothergilla major) And I got the following seeed, waiting to germinate: :) Ginsta aetnensis Cytisus battendieri Ulex europeus And one more question, I dont want to open a new thread, or do I yet? I don't found exact information about pruning Spartium junceum. One site says to prune is spring, other site says prune after flowering. Witch pruning will results more flower?

Hi .. I live in the Northwest ... zip 98801 - Wenatchee, Washington ... does anyone know where I can purchase this tree Maackia amurensis - either subspecies: M. amurensis "buergeri" (native to the Russian Far East, Korea, North China) or the M. amurensis "amurensis" (native to Japan) ... thanks .. doug

"The U.S. National Arboretum presents Ulmus 'Frontier', an elm tree of moderate stature with attractive red fall color. 'Frontier' hybrid elm combines a high level of tolerance to Dutch elm disease, moderate resistance to elm leaf beetle, small leaves, and a lovely red-purple autumn coloration. It is perfect for use in smaller landscapes, along city streets, and under power lines. 'Frontier' blazes a trail for elms in the urban landscape" http://www.usna.usda.gov/Newintro/frontie1.html Note, however, this warning under Culture in the linked to description: "Avoid planting close to buildings in areas with high elm leaf beetle populations" And the related "The elm leaf beetle, first discovered in California in the 1920s, quickly became one of the state's major urban tree pests...The elm leaf beetle (ELB), Xanthogaleruca luteola, is the most important pest of elms in California; it is ranked as the second most important urban tree pest in the western United States and third nationwide (Wu et al. 1991)." on this page: http://calag.ucanr.edu/Archive/?article=ca.v052n02p18