I feel for you... Someone in the family needs to get a Lawyer out there and have the Power of Attorney paperwork drafted up and signed... If you don't - things as simple as dealing with medical issues when his condition worsens becomes an absolute nightmare - because the doctors will be forced to try to get his consent when he has no idea of what they are saying.... Anyway, on your plants... Do whatever you can do as fast as you can.... The longer you wait around - the more likely they will all die. Not sure if you have them in your yard or on his property or if they haven't showed up yet..... If they are in your possession - get them in the ground or they will all die... and you will loose 100% of your money... Even if you have to rent a trench machine and plant them in the yard at your house... That will give you time... You will then have 1 to 2 years to deal with them - as they will still be reasonably small in 2 years... A last idea is to just go back to Grandpa and tell him that the trees he wanted are here and you need to get them in the ground... and then go plant them. You may not reap any benefit from them - but the trees won't die.... Likely it would take 10-15 years to get anything out of the Pecans - so time is on your side.... Thanks

pix would sure focus us in ed ... the ones you are holding should not be in water.. damp newspaper should be good ... perhaps in a cool basement... 'healed in' .. in a bunch.. in mother earth in shade would also be an option ... with harvesting.. shipping.. and transplant ... of course they are stressed ... the yellowing does not surprise me ... did you go the dribble route?? ... lol ... if they are not at the proper height ... replant them ... if a gap is left.. stomp it closed or fill it... roots need air.. but not that much ... and it will make the soil dry faster at depth.. which isnt good ... I THINK ... you went cheap and small .. you should expect a loss rate ... and you should plan on buying another bunch for fall planting ... depending on your success rate ... ed.. i know i have read all about this project over a hundred posts or so ... but i cant retain everyones story .... you are going to have to add a couple bulletpoints when referring to such .... like size of plants... i think coastal somewhere or another... etc ... not a long story each time.. ken

After I saw it with all the fruits already on the ground one November at the OSU Experiment Station, near Aurora (south of Portland) I decided it wasn't a very good one - at least for this region. Otherwise, typical small spreading tree. Branches will get in the way if you don't plant it well back from the pavement. I'd rather have 'Autumn Glory', that has large bright red haws that last a long time - although it is not loaded every year. Lavalle hawthorn is popular, being half Mexican hawthorn it has large, shiny, persistent leaves and large fruits. However, the tree tends to lean and the fruits may not hold up all that long some years. What about crabapples? Have you thought about those? Much bigger selection, with new ones still coming out - including compact kinds that will fit in smaller spaces. Here is a link that might be useful: Arthur Lee Jacobson - Plant of the Month - November 2002 - Ornamental Crabapples

Relax! Your Mom's strategy insn't a bad one, necessaily. Potting soil holds water differently then garden soil, so there is an argument that any that are being left in pots should be in potting soil. As for the ones that go right in the ground...an argument can be made this strategy lets you untangle the roots and use soil from the spot you plant them. Make sure the ones in pots have drainage hole in the bottom of the pot. The ones that went in the ground may benefit from the rain. Lots of trees lose their leaves and look dead for a while after you plant them. Biggest mistake you made was doing this in the summer.