Martin, I want to remember it being you that posted a picture of a Negretta showing the beautiful colors in the plant. That posting sparked my desire to obtain one for myself. In May I put most of my trees in-ground including my Negretta. Well, the first time I cut the grass where I planted my trees I ran slap over my beautiful Negretta, two two and one half inch stubs was all that was left. Every day, praying over it, talking to it, promising I will never be so careless again, it has returned and growing very well. It is about 20"s tall now.