Thank you very much
@tapla Al. My apologies for not responding sooner I hadn't realized someone had responded until now. I'd be looking at a mid-June planting, and would be picking them up from nurseries that specialize in native trees and shrubs, likely in New Jersey. Hopefully they would know to prevent these problems, but I'll send these notes to them ahead of time. Would you avoid planting in June/July and wait for mid-late September or early October? We would love to plant them by late June but if we're too busy to drive out to the nurseries (a longish drive) we could be looking at July.