Halesia diptera magniflora Big Flowered Silverbell

The tree arrived in very good shape and in a very timely manner. It seems to be doing well and, since it's autumn, has lost a few leaves, though not many so far. Since it has been raised to this point in FL, and I'm in VA, I'm a tad bit nervous about it coming through the winter but am counting on its hardiness. I will mulch it, though I'm not sure how much mulch would be advisable, so you might let me know. -- Thanks. I'm really looking forward to growing this tree. Rick Darke recommends it.

The good and the bad. The plants were shipped promptly, and, with one important exception, we're packed well. However, the box should have been marked "This end up" and there should have been a divider inside the box to prevent the plants from sliding inside the box WHEN IT WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. Doing this would have prevented my plants for being damaged. Instead one plant was broken off at the base and the other had lower branches that were broken. They did respond promptly and offered to ship a replacement. I would not buy again until I could be certain that the packaging had improved.