Most cypress, like dawn redwood look best if grown/styled the same way they are found in the wild. If you've seen them or seen pics most are almost formal upright with a tight narrow crown or nothing but the top 1/3rd of the tree with any kind of foliage. In both cases the foliage becomes almost an afterthought, the beauty of these trees is in the magnificent trunk and a well developed nabari. The cypress trunk only really gets character once it becomes 'fluted' with age. Putting yours in the ground or in a large training box, allowing it to go vertical for a number of years, will quicken this process. Bob

Since stock often arrives from the grower root bound, has to be corrected at planting anyway, apart from watching for inadequate watering (and cooking of roots) the main problem specific to plants that have sat in a retail yard for months is lack of/inadequate fertilization. Starved specimens are slow to establish and may even go on to die after planting on the final purchaser's site. A plant may look fairly normal and still have a nutrient deficiency. Pale green or yellowish stock is liable to have a severe problem. Don't buy stock that looks like this unless it is a rare item that you've just got to have, and are willing and able to bring back. Poor leaf color can also indicate root rot due to pathogenic water molds that you should not be introducing to your planting site. High temperatures inside containers can encourage these, with infestation encouraged by splashing and puddling in sales yards not set up with a view to preventing this.

I ordered a couple of fig trees from them two years ago. I paid in advance, with a debit card. They never sent the trees. I called them at least ten times over a two month period, and each time they promised to ship. I eventually filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau of Georgia. They substantiated my claim and Aarons promised them that they would send me a refund. Six weeks after that, still no check. I then filed a complaint with the State of Georgia's Attorney General's Office. Again, Aaron's promised to send me a refund check. I had to recontact the the Attorney General's office. They finally did send a check, which I redceived nearly a year after placing my order, and it did clear. I state the details of the above because Tye Tye aka Aarons has threatened to sue other entities and individuals for calling them out on their business practices. If they want to sue me they can have at it. My name is Dave Freeman and I have retained the documentation (letters to Arron's, the Better Business Bureau, and the Attorney General's office) to back up what I say. Order from them if you like, but my advice is to go with a reputable nursery.

It's about that for me too Brettay. It's a nice weekend drive though. I usually stop by there when I'm in the area just to check out what they have. It really is a fantastic nursery. It feels like a botanical garden. Lots of different perennials, herbs, natives... and if you're into roses they usually have a good selection. Right now they're doing rose pre-orders for late winter/early spring (January). They have lots of azaleas and camelias. I had never even gone to the waaaaayyyy back to look at trees. I was so delighted to see that much of a citrus selection (and upset since I had already bought mine).