atptmt wrote:

Thank you all for the prompt and helpful responses. To the poster
with the pictures, I envy your large "yard" :-) and yes, next time I
will know better and go pick them out myself with the exact and proper
scientific names instead of just pictures.

And yes the pictures were taken from established gardens. Also, the
two trees we bought are pretty large size. The river birch is around
15 feet and the dogwood is around 12 feet. We have these trees for
almost 1.5 years, and they are still under "warranty" so we want to
make sure we get the right ones. I would hate to have waited 10 years
and found out they are not what I want

I don't know how to post a picture yet. When I do, I will try to post
them so you can help me identify the exact variety.


For trees that size you probably paid a goodly amount, and nearly as much
again for professional planting (which really mostly means they have the
truck to transport the trees and large moving and digging machines). Don't
be quick to give up on them, give them a chance to get over transplant shock
(will be like three years) and to begin showing decent growth. After like
5-7 years I'm certain you will like them... very few local nurseries that
sell that caliper tree and plant them will cheat you. I'm looking forward
to seeing your pictures... check out: tinypic.com