NEO Native Trees

My birthday present to myself last November was a two-hour trip down to Riverside Native Tree Nursery in Delaware, OH, to pick up a swamp white oak and a sugar maple.  Their website has some really great info not just about native trees, but also about planting, pruning, site selection, and especially on fertilization. They tout that, given the right fertilization regimen (and other basic factors such as site selection), a 5' tall container grown tree can catch up to a 2"-3" caliper balled and burlap tree within five years. I think the argument makes sense and we'll certainly put it to the test with these two trees. The swamp white oak is one of my favorites. While native to my area, I really don't see many of them so it will add some native diversity. They have a beautiful fall color, interesting exfoliating bark when young, and can tolerate my clay soil.  I really love the leaf shape and fall color of this swamp white oak. We planted this one in our backyard ce