Nice shot. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful colour.

Arktrees - Thank you for your input, hopefully I have not done too much harm to this tree. It's been in the ground for two full days now and unless I want to pay $200 to have it dug up and replanted, moving it is not an option for me, it's too heavy for me. It is about 10 ft, but that's just a couple of branches sticking straight up due to being tied for a while. No it's not extremely large, it's a very good size, but heavy for me. Can it be replanted after being in the ground for a couple of days? FWIW, I have a call in to the UMass Extension service, to see just how well the Profusion crabapple does in my area. I've heard that they do well around here but I would prefer to hear it from the extension service. +oM, interesting signature.....I have learned from this mistake and believe me, it will not happen again. Maybe when I get a little more money, I will look into getting a better crabapple, one that is more disease resistant, and smaller so I can manipulate it better by myself when planting. I've longed for a crabapple for so long, I could kick myself for not being more diligent when looking for a good variety. I have one more delimna and that is what type of mulch to buy. I want to go out and get some today but want to make sure I get a decent type. All the mulch in this area is bagged, either, red cedar, pine, hemlock, black, etc.... I have been leaning toward hemlock. I would love to get shredded bark but I can't find it around here. Thank you, I really appreciate your input. Linda

Could you give us a picture of your tree? Actually, a couple of pictures: the leaves, the base of the tree, the whole tree,and anything else you can think of.

Very, very bad news.....sorry to see this. Thanks for the article.