Bug, Not only what Don said, but you cannot be certain you actually have the tree that the label said until you fruit it and see the identifying characteristics etc. Talk to just about anyone who grows fruit, and you will hear massive mislabeling/screwup stories, even from dependable local nurseries! I have had it happen to me. All it takes is an illiterate person tying tags onto a tree, or another person not really paying attention, or kids playing tricks and switching tags for fun, another person who could care less, or another with comprimised ethics, etc etc. A local prune farmer told me that 25 years ago, he CONTRACTED with a nursery for a bunch of xyz prune trees (40 acres worth). He got the trees alright, but they were not exactly the trees he specified 100%. There was a whole swack of them which bear prunes yes, but did not have the freestone, and also grew branches much differently. He never did get the alternate prune ID'd. This could have been a case of scion wood mixup, whoever collected, stored it or used it. A lady friend of mine bought what she were told were 3 European pears locally. When they fruited, they all were Asian. labeling mixup. She doesn't want Asian pears! I once bought a Red Delicious apple from Home Depot. Turned out to be some sort of Yellow Delicious. It has since been topworked into other varieties. Expensive rootstock is all it was. Peach is usually budded in the summer heat from summer wood. I find it pretty hard to get any sort of takes from using dormant scion wood as the heat units just are not there in my climate, and peach & apricot need heat to callus to any degree.

Perennialfan, Most wisteria leaves are identical. Every variety. Some wisteria vines grow differently, I think the japanese will twine clockwise, and the chinese counter clockwise. You will not really know until it flowers, which will probably be in 8-10 years. That is why most people don't grow them from seed. But, if you are a patient person, when it blooms, you will know better what variety you have. Personally, I would buy one that is already flowering at a nursery, they aren't expensive at all.

Yea, that's kind of what I thought, and I don't really have time right now to sit down and research what his Rx is. I did move some soil away from the trunk of that one tree, and in the next couple weeks I'll "cage" the trunks just to be on the safe side in case it is varmit damage. He was really informative and a pleasure to talk to, don't mind spending money on that kind of treatment. I really would like another small red laceleaf for the particular spot the deadwood is in (it really is perfect for the design) but he suggested not planting another one there but said I could go the plant-it-in-a-decorative-pot route. I may to that and haul it in the garage over the winter. English Gardens has 50% their pottery this weekend, they've got some really nice pots (and BIG ones), so I'll see what I can come up with.

Do you still have rooted cuttings available for Daddy's Girls and Jude the Obscure? Here is a list of rooted cuttings I can offer in exchange: Spice Trier Madame Plantier Souvenir du Docteur Jamain Armide Marie Pavie I would prefer to trade after the weather cools down a bit. Let me know if you are interested. Kathy