Same situation for me; bought one for about $5 at Barton Springs Nursery in
the same timeframe as you. It was a stick maybe 2 feet tall. Within 2
years, it was a 10-12 foot tree.

Caution, though...while very drought-tolerant, pretty and fast-growing, it
also has weak wood and if not carefully pruned will lose limbs in a high
wind. It prefers good drainage and full sun; leafs up in late spring. It
also seeds freely, so you may end up with many more trees than you'd
planned.

"Tom Penick" wrote in message
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After reading about them here, I purchased a Desert Willow stick from
Barton Springs nursery in 2000. It was about 6-8 inches tall and
about the diameter of a pencil. We've moved away since, but my
neighbor was nice enough to send a photo:

http://penickfamily.com/929/Tree.JPG

Dial-uppers beware, it's 864k.


Tom