Transplanting Dogwoods

Question

what you think of buying a tree that has already been transplanted? I went to a tree farm to look at Dogwoods. Some have been transplanted and others haven’t. The owner suggested I get one that has already been transplanted because it’s already been through a transplant. But the ones that haven’t been transplanted have more leaves and more leaves that are green. He also said this is because those were watered and sprayed more. The one that has been transplanted is also a year or two older so he said it’s “further along.”

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Answer 1

I would choose the healthiest looking trees. These articles should help:

https://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/articles/treeselect.html
https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/duval/horticulture/homowner-hort-pdfx27s/Choosing-and-Planting-a-Quality-Tree.pdf
https://news.psu.edu/story/185596/1999/10/11/selecting-right-tree-nursery-not-childs-play

https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/documents/EP313.pdf