Name: Susan Virginia (Zone 8a) God is the only thing that matters.
Sure thing Mike. If they are still in the bags you might want to remove one at a time and tag it so you can soak it overnight or at least a few hours. The crown is at the tip top of the roots. I will find you a picture soon. When you plant them just make sure the roots are in the dirt. Here is a pretty good video.
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29