RE: Heronswood

Boy do I fully believe that!  The pines we planted out front were not but a
foot tall.  The pines we planted out back were 6-7' tall.  ALL of the pines
in the front have thrived.  Of the 5 we planted out back only two have made
it and only one is really thriving.  I'd say that is pretty good evidence.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Christopher P. Lindsey
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 1:24 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Heronswood

> Cathy, I, too, prefer smaller plants.   I can tell you we are in the
minority
> regardless if it is a shrub, tree, perennial or annual and if it is a
> bloomer, the more blooms the better.   It's that demand for instant
> gratification!

And of course, what they don't tell the consumers is that larger plants take
longer to recover.  The standard rule of thumb is that it takes as many
years for a tree to recover from transplanting as it is old.

So if you plant a ten year-old tree, it's going to take ten years for it to
be back at 100% and will need to be coddled that much longer.

Chris

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