Been getting my strawberries from Millers for years, no problem with the plants. Instructions come with the plants, never any need to contact ref. these. Also, have ordered apple trees with no problems over the last few years. In addition, Stark Bros. has been sending out some good plant material lately. Don't forget Adams County if you order in advance.

My Asian pears came from Stark Bros and I had no problem with them, been in since 2004, been bearing fruit for several years.

Miller has been good for me too. I just got two 1" caliper Euro plum trees from Stark yesterday fully mop rooted and top trimmed to fit in the box and they were on sale!

Miller is notorious for mislabled and tiny trees. Their berries and grapes are fine though. Their sales schtick is nauseating- trying to tell us that their clones are hardier than others. Their claim of hardiness could only apply to seedlings and they don't propigate many of their trees anyway.

Check the Garden Watchdog if you don't believe me.

Hman, I was about to write a similar thing but I checked and their garden watchdog rating has come up from where it used to be -- maybe they realized their reputation was sinking. Their 12 month positive vs negative is now similar to ACN, Raintree, and Burnt Ridge. My view of Millers is they are similar to Stark's: OK but not great, and definitely not as good as the three places I just mentioned. I have had lots of trees die from them. Yes they are warranted but I found the whole batch was usually bad so the replacement would die as well so I just paid double shipping for nothing.

Scott

Yeah, maybe they've changed, or maybe knowledgeable people don't order from them so the wool stays over customers eyes longer. I want to hear from a customer who bought a wide range of varieties from them and found them to consistently be true to name and at least 1/2 inch caliber at time of purchase.

When I started my nursery business I ordered things from them I could not find elsewhere and it was terrible how often I didn't get what I ordered but had to wait 6 years to find out. I've dealt with many, many nurseries and none has approached their carelessness. I only wish those mislabled trees had died!

So maybe they've become a better nursery in the last several years, who knows? Let's hear from some others who have had enough time to know if the trees they ordered came true to name. I admit that my experience with Miller is ancient history by now. But do they still claim that their clones are somehow hardier than those from other nurseries?