No reason to wait ...if you want you can slowly acclimate the potted tree ( I assume it is and not bare root or partial bare root) to the sun or the conditions of your planting area over the next 2-3 weeks and then plant...although I did that with some...I planted many last summer within 24 hours of recieving in the heat of july and august ( but of an evening!!) with NO problem ( they had been in full sun already ...the others had been under shade cloth ...and that should be the only reason to acclimate IMHO)...Be advised that your sun may be hotter but I see no problem planting right away unless, for some reason, you want to keep 'em in a pot ...same goes for bare or semi bare unless you want the added chore of potting them along with the extra care potted plants necessitate for no real good reason!! David

Okay, I bought a Sharp's Pygmy this weekend at a local nursery because they offer a 1 year guarantee. It is in a pot. I do not have my raised bed ready for planting, so will plant next weekend. It was under shade cloth, so I will acclimate it this week.

Then, I found a little Beni Otake cheap on E-bay and ordered it, too. I think it may come bareroot, but am not positive. I haven't decided whether to grow that one in a pot, or not. You have had good luck with yours in sun, and I plan to put a lattice-type cover over my raised bed, so I may plant it with the pygmy. We'll see. . . .

Thanks for the help!

Christina