I hope yours thrives and grows happily where you plant it.

Can you post what the note says? I can't quite make it out. Thanks!

And best of luck!

You're right--Mousetoescamper does have many talents.

And thanks to you for sharing!

I have not gotten beyond gifting my seedlings of tomatoes and peppers and such. Trees are a much bigger deal.

It was one of the greatest ecological tragedies of all time.

History of the American Chestnut Tree

I'd be very careful for what I wish. It is unwise to deliberately introduce foreign species into ecozones in which they do not previously exist.

The problem with doing so is rapidly becoming overwhelming.

According to the fossil record, they were also a common tree here 50 to 100 million years ago.

Mine will be a house tree, as I'm planning to train it as a bonsai.

show it’s quite enormous now.

Mine will be trained as a bonsai.

That’s an interesting idea, training it as a bonsai. Good luck!