Thanks all!
@EscondidoCal @Lioba
Sorry, I've been away for a bit--
here is the pic it came from
it's probably 5 or 6 years in that spot--it had a good year last year
maybe after all of the snow we had last winter, it got a good long drink?
I planted another one with it at the same time and it hasn't done much since, so I really can't take any credit for getting this one to grow like that
Thankfully, most of them do take off after a while and put on a good show
