Check out my list and see if there is anything you would be interested in trading for. I would like both kinds of seeds. If not I'd be glad to send a SASBE. Thankyou Sharon Cash~Gold Trader (on PlantSwap) Zone 7

many recent transplants.. do not show true color until fully established.. plus the vagaries of mother nature and what she throws at it.. was it planted this year?? what natural stressors this summer from ma nature???? ken

This place is far away from any populated areas. Far from the capital. In summer, there are more people. A little :) I like to walk here, as I can with the dog breathe fresh air and see nice old conifers. And I do not like places where there are a lot of people. Ireena

Killing temperatures of immature roots are pretty high, even with northern hardy nursery items like Japanese maples. If you lose the immature roots it may not show in the top, except perhaps for slower top growth until the lost roots are replaced. I encounter lots of potted stock that has partly dead roots, in addition to damage from careless or ineffective wintering over there is also the problem of roots cooking in small pots during summer (this latter problem is why stock in small containers with roots good on one side and dead on the other is so prevalent; the frequency of nursery plants infected with water molds will also account for partly dead or small roots systems on many specimens).