Originally ordered mid-summer, just before the heat made transport to the east coast too risky. Mark emailed and advised it best to wait until early fall. Received the tree this weekend and it is one of the most beautiful trees I've ever seen and it arrived in the best condition of any tree I've ordered online (and we've ordered several from across the country this past year, though we try to limit the travel distance). We are SO impressed with Bloom River. Since this was our first order with them. I was a bit apprehensive about the wait, but I trusted the Dave's Garden reviews and we're definitely not disappointed! Thank you!