I just ordered and received a larch but it looks like a podocarpus? Are the marks on the trunk a sign of rot ?? Should I send it back ??

Looks like a young Larch to me, the marks will disappear with time.

To me, it looks like a pseudolarix.
Here it's also called a Japanese goldlarch

Thank you for the quick reply and Pics . Someone tells me it's rot and vendors Say it's ligature marks. They stayed 5 years on or what lol.

So i believe you

Time will do things, but can I help it? Lightly sand the trunk or putty?

Pseudolarix was my first thought, difficult to tell the length of the needles.

No worries. I am sure they dont know you, hence cannot have any thoughts about idiot or not.

No worries. I am sure they dont know you, hence cannot have any thoughts about idiot or not.

I have ordered a few trees from vendors like this. Never again.

They have two kinds of trees, those which people walking into the store will buy and those they won't buy. Which kind do they send to people not walking in?

Tropfrog wrote:

No worries. I am sure they dont know you, hence cannot have any thoughts about idiot or not.

Thanks for this developed and hilarious thinking. Would you be the man I've been waiting for? Don't worry, I have less scabs but more holes.

Yes so Now it's too late I should have sent him back so that they understand not to send me or others their rookie mistakes (because they considers themselves professional ..) THANKS i never think that could exist..

Thanks for the larch info. Is rainwater on the trunk risky?

itsnotajoke wrote:

Tropfrog wrote:

No worries. I am sure they dont know you, hence cannot have any thoughts about idiot or not.

Thanks for this developed and hilarious thinking. Would you be the man I've been waiting for? Don't worry, I have less scabs but more holes.

Yes so Now it's too late I should have sent him back so that they understand not to send me or others their rookie mistakes (because they considers themselves professional ..) THANKS i never think that could exist..

Thanks for the larch info. Is rainwater on the trunk risky?

I am not sure why the anger. You got exactly what you ordered. A young larch. Yes, it has some marks from wire. This is normal. A plant needs to grow girth for the plant to set in its new shape, and this leaves marks. In commercial setting it is not worth wiring 2-3 times so they leave the wire on longer.

Your plant is completely ok with dealing with the outside weather so don't worry about rain.