I have to admit, that's not the usual type of problem we are reading about here. Do you commonly have dust devils? The tray itself can't be found? We barely have dust (it's never dry!), let alone destructive devils. Now, sustained high winds blowing in from the ocean, we do have. But always with some warning...

Gorgeous color on that tree Arktrees! I love this tree. There are small Sassafras groves in the nearby woodlands, but I have never attempted to transplant a sucker. Sassafras albidum is one of the primary host plants for the Spicebush Swallowtail. Last summer I collected a few caterpillars and raised some, but this summer was just too busy. Here is one of the nearby groves, this one is small and growing next to a stream. It seems to be an adaptable tree, since 2 other groves are thriving in upland woods, one is along a fairly steep slope. Here's what Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars look like in 4th and 5th instar:

i seem truly inept. my pictures are on my computer but i can't figure out how to load them into a post like you did. My only success was to load one to their test gallery and point to it but it doesn't show up in the post and it won't let me add to my post to respond to your question... sorry for the hassle

Alisande, do you have DQ (Dairy Queen) in your area? A blizard is ice cream with candy bar pieces or other things mixed in and served in a tall cup with a long handled spoon. Heath Bar is my fav.