I just about died at Home Depot with the wind whipping and my hands freezing as I looked at their trees. I got two 5 gallon whips --- red maples ('Red Sunset').They were the perfect size to just fit in the Prius, they were not leafed out, so they were easy to handle. Five feet tall, easy for me to carry. $30 bucks. Not the half price $14 bargains I was getting a few years ago in mid summer, but very reasonable and not root bound.
Perfect.
Lowe's had nothing.
It was so cold I put off going outside to plant them. Finally went out after lunch, complete with my parka on. And of course once I got digging, it was wonderfully comfortable, I didn't mind the wind and I got both maples easily planted on the back hill where the now missing tuliptree had left a gap.
Their size is perfect for me to handle, they grow beautifully in just a few years, and I am so pleased with the idea that I can add screening from the road. My little forest.
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