Pam, I'm not sure what you meant by that but i think you're missing the point. It's about developing better root system regardless of where you plant, what the climate is and what tree species are. Better root system means better/faster establishment. It is a pain in the butt dealing with one long tap root that get circled around in the container. You have to mess with it to get it straightened out and not to mention more digging to get it deep enough. You don't have to worry about it with rootmaker's way. You just simply dig a hole and drop the tree in and move on. Here is the info from rootmaker website about seedlings plant out.. Question: Do you have any information on the use/success on the out planting of container seedlings grown in RootMaker II containers directly in the field for conservation/reforestation type projects? Answer: Tree seedlings in RootMaker® II propagation containers are routinely taken to the field when they are 12 to 16 inches tall and 3 to 4 months old. This has been done by hundreds of nurseries across the country. Most do fall planting  September or October and some have drip irrigation and others do not. (Drip irrigation assures nearly 100% survival. But even without drip irrigation, the success rate is quite high, except for the occasional severe drought immediately following planting). The primary reason for planting tree seedlings at a larger size is that in the small growth stage, telling seedlings that will make winner trees from culls is tough and the cull rate may be as high as 25 to 30% or more for the oaks. In one gallons, the cull rate drops to 7 to 10% and with 3 gallons to 2 to 3%.

Dirr has several published works on trees/shrubs.....the one BorS refers to is a condensed, illustrated version. I much prefer is his Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, which is far more detailed but illustrated only with line drawings (and not too many of those). Next to the AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Plants, it is my go-to text and is so well-used it is now in two parts. And with no cover :-) I've yet to find a single text on perennials I like and tend to collect monographs on various genera I favor. The Gardener's Guide series from Timber Press is a great source. Otherwise, the diSabato-Aust books are good but like BorS, I tend to use the internet for most info. It is far more current with respect to newer cultivars.

Have you looked at this site? There is something similar in a gold tone, but the background is more of a cream. You the search feature and search by color...gold....make sure you click 120 at a time. And then click on page 11 and scroll down to row eleven..savilla (I think) It is not as dramatic as the one you posted. But there are many others that are! I wouldn't be surprised, though, if you found something else that is just as fabulous! They have gorgeous paper.. some of it very expensive, some of not. The shipping will be high. Sea Here is a link that might be useful: Fabulous Wallpaper

dedtired - I agree with you on "meh" books and am working my way through one right now. It's by one of my favorite authors, so hate to give it up. I am hoping for a moment of blinding truth that will make it worthwhile. The saving grace is that it is well written, with good characters. As always, he does "get" his characters, and the device he is using in the storytelling is clever and well done. So there is value in the book.