We learned long ago it is impossible for us to stock all the great heirloom and
traditional fruits that people have a fondness for, so we are offering you an
opportunity to add your favorites to our regular seasonal fruit order. We need
your orders by DECEMBER 1st to ensure you get the varieties you want. It is
possible for us to order up to March 1st, but availability rapidly goes down as
time goes on. The bareroot trees are not dinky little grafted whips, but rather nice size
trees (5'-6' is common) that often bear fruit their first year in the ground.
We had full sized apples hanging off some of these babies and they were just
growing in pots around the nursery.
Last year we got a late start and many varieties were sold out, so this year we
are getting a jump on the season.
The “Bareroot Trees” file (CNN 2010 Bareroot Fruit Trees) lists bareroot apple varieties and other
tree fruits that we can obtain for spring planting. They will arrive in
mid-April as bareroot trees. They will need to be picked up and planted as
quickly as possible (no more than about 10 days after arrival). Alternatively,
we can pot trees into containers and hold them for planting in the fall, but
this will increase the cost per tree by about $10-$15. It is sometimes possible
for our landscaping crew to plant trees if you feel you will not be able to do
it yourself, but this is subject to date availability (no weekends). Contact us
to reserve a place on our schedule and get details about costs and procedures
for planting.
The “Potted Trees” file file (CNN 2010 Potted Fruit Trees) lists fruit trees that are available in containers. While not much taller than
the bareroot trees, they are usually a year or two older than the bareroot
trees and much more heavily branched. Not surprisingly, they are considerably more expensive.
The apple varietal descriptions are not our own but taken from various sources
on the web. Since we focus on native fruits, we are not apple experts. However,
we will try to help you if you are unable to find answers to your questions
from other sources. Further information is available on the Web. The best book
we know about growing apples organically is The Apple Grower: Guide for the Organic Orchardist by Michael Phillips.
How to Order:
There is no “shopping cart” on the website. So please don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to place on order on this site.
It can’t be done. To order, make a list and get it to us by email, phone or snailmail.
We will confirm the order and send you an invoice which you can pay by check or
Paypal. No refunds unless we cannot complete the order. If you have done this
before, and all went well, you do not have to pre-pay, but can do so when you
pick up the trees.
