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15 years ago

were to buy good fruit trees in north east alabama ?zip 35771

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brandon7 TN_zone7
15 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Mountainboy, I have no idea about local places, but here is a rough draft of some mail order sources for different types of fruit. If anyone can add others or find mistakes, changes, or additions that need to be made to this list PLEASE let me know! I don't think I've ever posted this in this forum before, but I'm not sure.

Adams County Nursery - various fruit tree types - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.acnursery.com/

Big Horse Creek Farm - apple trees - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.bighorsecreekfarm.com/

Blossom Nursery - pawpaw trees & seeds - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.blossomnursery.com/

Burnt Ridge Nursery - various types of fruit - very good G.WD. rating - http://www.burntridgenursery.com/

Cloud Mountain Farm - various types of fruit & impressive selection of other plants - excellent G.WD. - ratinghttp://www.cloudmountainfarm.com/

C&O Nursery - various fruit trees types - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.c-onursery.com/

Cummins Nursery - various fruit trees types - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.cumminsnursery.com/

Durio Nursery - various types of fruit - limited G.WD. review - http://www.durionursery.biz/

Edible Landscaping - various types of fruit - good G.WD. rating - http://www.ediblelandscaping.com/

Fedco Trees - various types of fruit - excellent G.WD. rating - http://fedcoseeds.com/trees.htm

Forestfarm - huge selection of plants - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.forestfarm.com/

fruit-tree.com Nursery - multiple types of fruit trees and plants - limited G.WD. review - http://www.fruit-tree.com/

Greenmantle Nursery - various types of fruit - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.greenmantlenursery.com/

Hartmann's Plant Company - various types of fruit (mostly berries) - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.hartmannsplantcompany.com/

Henry Field's Seed & Nursery - various types of fruit - poor G.WD. rating - http://henryfields.com/

Leuthardt Nurseries, Inc. - various types of fruit (specialize in espalier) - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.henryleuthardtnurseries.com/

Hidden Springs Nursery - multiple types of organically-grown fruit trees and plants - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.hiddenspringsnursery.com/

Isons Nursery & Vineyards - multiple types of fruit trees and plants (specialize in muscadines, blueberries and blackberries) - very good G.WD. rating - http://www.isons.com/

Johnson Nursery, Inc. - multiple types of fruit - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.johnsonnursery.com/

Jung Quality Garden Seeds - multiple types of fruit trees and plants - good G.WD. rating - http://www.jungseed.com/

Lawson's Nursery - apples - not sure if this place is still open, the website is outdated - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.lawsonsnursery.com/

McKenzie Farms Nursery / World Wide Plants - unsure of products sold - excellent G.WD. rating - http://mckenzie-farms.8m.com/

Miller Nurseries - various types of fruit - OK to poor G.WD. rating - http://www.millernurseries.com/

Montoso Gardens - tropical fruits and seeds - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.montosogardens.com/

Morse Nursery - various types of fruit - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.morsenursery.com/

Nash Nurseries - pawpaw, hybrid chestnut, pine nut, etc. - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - no website - phone: 517-651-5278

Nolin River Nut Tree Nursery - persimmon, pawpaw, & multiple types of nut trees - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.nolinnursery.com/

Nourse Farms Inc. - berries and small fruit - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.noursefarms.com/

Old Southern Apples Nursery - apple rootstock and custom grafts - no G.WD. rating - http://www.oldsouthernapples.com/

Raintree Nursery - multiple types of fruit trees and plants - good G.WD. rating - http://www.raintreenursery.com/

Rhoras Nursery - various nut and fruit trees and plants - limited, mixed G.WD. rating - http://www.nuttrees.com/

Rombough, Lon J. - grapes - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.bunchgrapes.com/

St. Lawrence Nurseries - various northern climate fruit and nut trees - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us/

Stark Brothers Nurseries & Orchards Company - various fruit trees and plants - OK/good G.WD. rating - http://www.starkbros.com/

Tomlinson's #1 Farm - antique apple trees - no G.WD. review - http://www.netreach.net/~tugger/apples/apples.html

Trees of Antiquity (formerly Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery) -multiple types of fruit trees and plants - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.treesofantiquity.com/

Tripple Brook Farm - unusual fruits - very good G.WD. rating - http://www.tripplebrookfarm.com/

Van Well Nursery - various fruit and nut trees - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.vanwell.net/

Vintage Virginia Apples - apple, pear, and quince trees - limited, excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.vintagevirginiaapples.com/index.html

Whitman Farms - small-fruit plants and trees and nut trees - excellent G.WD. rating - http://whitmanfarms.com/

Woodlanders, Inc. - wide variety of hard-to-find southern plants - OK/good G.WD. rating - http://www.woodlanders.net/
brandon7 TN_zone7
15 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Here are a few more. I may try to add more later. Eventually I want to make a somewhat comprehensive list.

Aaron's Bulb Farm, Arron's Fruit Nursery, Aaron's Nursery, etc. - see TyTy Nursery

Apple Tree Nursery, Fig Tree Nursery, Pecan Tree Nursery, etc. - see TyTy Nursery

Autumn Ridge Nursery - various fruit and nut trees and plants - very poor G.WD. rating - http://www.autumnridgenursery.com/

Bay Laurel Nursery - multiple types of fruit and nut trees and plants - very good G.WD. rating - http://www.baylaurelnursery.com/

Burgess Seed - various fruit and nut trees and plants - poor G.WD. rating - http://www.eburgess.com/

Century Farm Orchards - apple and pear trees - limited, excellent G.WD. rating, knowledgeable and helpful owner - http://www.centuryfarmorchards.com/

Direct Gardening - see Burgess Seed

fraises des bois - alpine strawberries - no G.WD. review, but my order was great! - http://www.fraisesdesbois.com/

Going Bananas - banana plants and corms - excellent G.WD. rating - http://www.going-bananas.com/

Gurney's Seed & Nursery - multiple types of fruit and nut trees and plants - poor G.WD. rating - http://gurneys.com/

House of Wesley - see Burgess Seed

Inter-State Nurseries - see Burgess Seed

Kelly Nurseries - see Burgess Seed

OIKOS Tree Crops - multiple types of fruit and nut trees and plants - excellent G.WD. rating - http://oikostreecrops.com/store/home.asp?cookiecheck=yes&;

One Green World (Northwoods Nursery) - multiple types of fruit trees and plants - OK/fair G.WD. rating - http://www.onegreenworld.com/

TyTy Nursery - extremely poor reviews

Willis Orchard Company - multiple types of fruit and nut trees and plants - fair G.WD. rating - http://www.willisorchards.com/
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