Love this "trees" I have about 8 of these. 7 I planted from from bare root just stix that have grown to about 3 feet then willow down gracefully. I have trained them to be tree like. Doing very well. The first one I received two years ago this May.It also has been trained into a tree form with three trunks each about 3 inches around and about 10 feet tall to where they willow so gracefully. I feel water is very imp0rtant to them.