I can't imagine putting four cherry trees in the same hole, but I guess that is just me. Fruit trees are like puppies, they are all cute when they are young, it is when they become older that we might begin to wonder what we were thinking. I know I have done that. too many times. An old girl friend with a German Shepherd in her apartment wondered what she was thinking. I suspect you will come to wonder what you were thinking. But hey, if it doesn't work out then just make firewood. Fruit trees will hold for at least two weeks easy if you keep the sawdust, or whatever they were shipped in, reasonably moist. Do not plant a cherry tree and then transplant it when it is leafed out. It will die. Actually I don't like to transplant cherry trees at all. cherries are not roses. Not when it comes to transplanting. I have transplanted many roses, they are easy. cherries are not.

Thanks to all. I am learning a lot. I just took pictures of my Own root Roses. I purchased 2 Touch of Class and 2 Moncheri Roses from Amity last year. One Touch of Class did not make it. We had a hard 5 day freeze the first week in April last year. This was following a very warm March and my roses had already started to leaf out. They were still covered with composted cow manure and mulch. I only added the cones to the 4 from Amity roses. I lost around 8 of my HT last year and that is why I decided to try Own Root roses. I purchased 4 roses from Roses Unlimited a month ago during the sale--buy one and get one free. Those roses are growing well and full of buds. I live in Louisville, Ky. I have 31 HT, and I love HT, and I have one English rose and 8 Knockout Roses. I have a small yard and keep the Knockout Roses small. I just pruned them again a few weeks ago and they are still happy and about to bloom again. I am learning so much from this forum and all of you know more than some of the rose growers. I guess I will just stick with buying roses from Roses Unlimited for the future and continue to learn from all of you. Betty Sorry about the pictures--some came up twice.

I agree with wekick. Do not live with this product for years! Get your money back and another range. Teresa

It is VERY common for a store to repair an item rather than replace it. This is not because the store wants to shaft the customer. It is usually because the manufacturer will want to send replacement parts (ie, the base of a chair, seat of a sofa, side panel of a bed, etc.) rather than replace the entire piece. This is common sense. Why would any store replace an entire piece when a part can be ordered and make the existing piece new again. Most people have no clue how the industry works nor do they have a clue how most furniture is made and built. If you bought a new car and something was wrong right away, the dealer would repair it, not give you a whole new car. This is standard practice in the furniture industry as it should be. I have worked in furniture for over 30 years with 3 different companies. Repairing before replacing is not a scam and is standard practice in most instances. Most advice given online about how to deal with furniture stores is garbage, and most issues can be resolved with a simple repair of replacement part. If a leather sofa comes with a big scratch, why on Earth would the manufacturer replace the enitre piece when they could replace just a seat cushion, or even send a cut and sew piece of leather for a repair person. American consumers are spoiled and seem to think they can just demand whatever they like from a store and the store has to kiss their ass. Nope!