hard to opine without a pic ...

but there is no reason it should be a problem.. if that is the way the tree grew itself .. meaning.. its not injury related ...

i see no downside to discussing it with the seller .. you often find out the veracity of peeps.. when you question their decisions .. should he really have sent this one out???

the common response to this type of trunk question is ... you probably wont even notice it when its a foot thick trunk .. though im not sure Js get that thick.. lol ...

ken

If it's only 1 foot tall now, the crook will be meaningless in its future life. It will be covered up by thickening trunk growth.

Thanks for the replies. I tried to upload a photo but it isn't working. It appears to have naturally grown that way. The trunk goes up about half an inch and then makes a 90 degree turn. It continues for another half an inch or less, then turns again and grows straight up.

I agree the seller should have sent a more correct tree but if it will grow out of it, I'll just let it go. I live in Puerto Rico, so I hope it will like it here and grow quite large.

Since we can't see it, it's hard to say, but could the crook have originally been part of the root? Many trees create a crook or a swollen portion to the root, early on, ensuring that it's harder to dislodge from the ground. At any rate, the Jac should love PR and grow large there.

The trick to posting photos is to make sure they become full color (not greyed out) before submitting them.