Good old
Halesia. That bark is distinctive (remember, I am a bark man

). I should have seen it right off

.
LL, my little seedlings have been transplanted and they are doing fine! I had a big hickory get trashed by Hurricane Ivan (maybe it was Jeane

), and they have taken up residence up in that hole. As you probably remember, there are not many holes in the canopy around my place. I put the pignut seedling right in the stump hole of the old pignut that got blown over. That seemed appropriate

. I think that the cats got the northern red when they knocked the container off the back porch, but the little shumard and scarlet look happy in their new home. The little scarlet should feel at home since there are a number of them on my place (about as south as they naturally grow). You were kind to give them to me, and when I go check on them, I think about your visit. Isn't the Forum great

. Without it, I would never had met you and got those precious little seedlings!