Rick I think that's a ridiculous amount to pay for something that while it might be the real thing could very well still arrive dead. Mine's showing no sign of life yet but if it wakes up I'll post soon.
Here's Mitchel's still on the mother and almost as tall:
and after it was removed:
I hated lopping off the top.... (though I wrapped some striped bass in the leaves for dinner) but it needed to be done for shipping. Glad to see it's growing and in an area it will surely do well... unlike zone 6 NJ!