Long story short I'm in the market for a new trachy. I'm in central Virginia where they aren't unheard of, but still not always easy to find.  At this point the options within my budget appear to be either getting a larger, more established tree, 15 gal, 4-5ft that was brought in from further south (i.e. FL, gulf coast, etc), OR a smaller tree that's been grown closer to my locality, i.e. 5 gal, 1-2ft.  I've read conflicting advice about what's more important for hardiness & health