I have been very pleased with Cummins nursery in western new york. A family run business , they are friendly ,courteous and informative and they do not mind small orders. And of course partly responsible for the Geneva series rootstock.Look them up on the web.

MM

Vaherbmom-
Both Cummins and Adams County Nursery are two of my favorite places.
Another thing to do... any nursery that you're thinking of buying from, check them out first at Garden Watchdog. Just do a Google search on the word "Scoop" and then the name of the nursery in question. So in this case, Google "Scoop Adams County Nursery".
-Glenn

Here is a link that might be useful: Adams County Nursery

I agree with the above suggestions, but add Vintage Virginia Apples to the list.

Here is a link that might be useful: Vintage Virginia Apples

VanWell Nurery has pretty good deals on fruit trees.
http://www.vanwell.net

www.centuryfarmorchards.com for apples and pears.
Very helpful. Near Reidsville, NC

I grow my own......

Here is a link that might be useful: RSI Growers

thanks all! Will check out all those nurseries.

i buy a lot of trees from maple valley orchards.

Here is a link that might be useful: apple trees

I'd contact edible landscape, and Michael McConkey. I think he has a few fruit trees up there in Afton VA.
Very nice guy and really into unusual fruits and berries.
Also he is in your own state. I had a chance to visit that place and he is for real.

Here is a link that might be useful: Edible landscape

Home Depot - but check for tree's preferred environment (zoning and chill for your area). Also go early for best selections.

Bejay

Having worked in one of the 'Big Box' retailers, I can tell you that the staff usually knows nothing about fruit trees or berries. Their main concern is not upsetting the customer or getting called to the office.
If you do get one of those plastic bagged trees, about 95% of the roots have been cut at time of digging.
The varieties are not chosen for your particular climate, but at a main office in LA or Midwest. Often the labels are wrong, and you will not be told what rootstock is used, so it is anyone's guess how big the tree will get.
The care of the plastic bag trees is abysmal and they stay in the bag until close out sale in May.
If you wait for the close out sale, most of the stone fruits are dead or dying.
When you get something for nothing.....
It is usually worth it.

Here are some mail order sources for various types of fruit:

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

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

Direct Gardening - see Burgess Seed

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

House of Wesley - see Burgess Seed

Inter-State Nurseries - see Burgess Seed

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/

Kelly Nurseries - see Burgess Seed

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/

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

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

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

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

TyTy Nursery - extremely poor reviews

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/

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

Woodlanders, Inc. - wide variety of hard-to-find southern plants - OK/good G.WD. rating - http://www.woodlanders.net/

Great summary boizeau. I spent hundreds of dollars on "great deals" on plants at Home Depot before I realized I was in fact getting ripped off because none of them ever made it.

Some other good fruit tree nurseries not mentioned above include Raintree, White Oak Nursery (need to write for catalog), Big Horse Creek Farm, Fedco, etc.

Scott

I must have gotten lucky at Home Depot. I purchased 6 trees from them and all had masses of roots, were big, very healthy with excellent branching structure. But then again, I got them right as they were unloading them and got pick of the litter so to speak.

Of the two that have produced fruit so far (they are still young) the fruit has been true to type.

jmsimpson9 -

That makes 2 of us - because I've had good success with HD so far.

In fact, I bought 4 new low-chills a few months ago - all blossomed out already.

Yesterday, I shopped there for a string trimmer - thought I'd check the bare root fruit tree section. They were already sold out. If what some say is true, that adds up to a lot of unhappy folks, cuz those trees disappeared FAST.

I'd be interested in more comments about HD on this forum. I've had bad luck with other nurseries - root bound trees, trees not breaking dormancy, etc.

One "famous" nursery took my money for seeds some years ago, filed bankruptcy, and never did have the courtesy to answer my letters, phone calls, e-mails, etc. Since then, I stick with the local folks whenever possible.

Bejay

Well I have made a purchase or three from Home Depot over the years. I have purchased tomatoes that where not as advertised but I still buy there.

Last year I purchased a Nectarine tree that has the same low chill requirements as my Florida Prince Peach tree. I don't remember the name off the top of my head and its dark out so I can't name the variety. Funny thing is the Florida Prince broke dormancy 3 weeks ago and as of yet there is no sign that the Nectarine is going to break dormancy any time soon.