"WOW! First, let me say; I have never seen ... " (more) such care taken in packaging a free auction item, nor have I seen such care in packaging an expensive eBay item. I got the auction for 1/10th what it was worth, and the shipping costs must have been more than it was worth, and yet I received the tree (the whole tree, not just the roots) pre-watered and lovingly packed in the most perfect shipping tube. I also received the tree within two days of winning the auction from 3300 miles away. It's sellers like this who give gold hearted people the "warm fuzzies". Thank you so very much."