So perhaps I should just pot up the new peony I just received in a semi-permanent pot, and do the same with the small roots I put in one 3 gallon bucket last fall? Then plant them out this fall? Makes sense I guess. Either way they will be in pots til the ground thaws and truthfully I have no idea where I can put them for now anyway. They are all herbaceous. My understanding is that tree peonies have smaller root systems and do better in pots than the herbys. Over longer hauls.