u/NeverEnough_Cat_744

Hi guys,

I ordered a Japanese maple through home depot a few months back and it got delivered today.

When it said it was in a 2 gal pot I figured it would be on the smaller side but it arrived and its really tall (5ft) and thin with almost no lower branches.

My questions are

1. How do I protect it from cold winter winds?

2. Any chance of it getting lower branch growth or is that not going to happen now?