no no I was going to plant my tree out in the ground, just hadn't found its spot yet. it was still small, in a medium sized nursery bag (which was why it was so easy to steal). as for the rooted cuttings, I've never been able to get them past the plastic cup stage, when their roots are barely an inch long and just showing at the bottom of the cup. then, no matter how great they look, even if they've pushed a leaf or two, they just stop growing and die. nothing i do seems to change this - i've had it happen with around 30 cuttings. i thought maybe it was because the growing medium lacked nutrients, so i tried transplanting as soon as they had some roots to a mix that included some worm castings (still with excellent drainage), and they still just stopped growing and died. it's the weirdest thing. very frustrating. which is why i was so excited when the graft took off. and so devastated when it was stolen. anyway, i have yet another chance coming. any suggestions welcome.