So sadly the English Oak I have been discussing in this thread heretofore now never woke up in 2022. I suspect some sort of small mammal made a feast of its tender buds during the cold winter. I was very sad. So sad that I went out and bought another one. Pictured below.
It is in the same nursery container that I bought it in last year. I did some trimming last fall and will probably do more soon.
Any thoughts on where to go with this tree this spring? Leave it in the pine bark? Put it in the ground? Put it in a training pot?