lacebark elm switcheroo

the "first year tree" that Merrifield Garden Center planted for us last fall just wasn't thriving, so we called in their tree expert.  she used the word "pathetic" 3 times and  gave me a 100% discount even though I was past the 6-month guarantee. their great service made me glad i paid top dollar!  the new tree looks world better and immediately improved the front yard. still not sure what was wrong with the original, but one of the installers said the lacebarks this year came from a different source.

check it out! here is our sad tree, with its many branches that never leafed out -

vs. the new happy tree -