blooms, I've planted 30 fruit trees this past spring, my first trees btw. I liked Gurneys the best out of five different suppliers.
Their bareroot trees are 36" with good root systems. I had them replace one dead tree by only calling and saying it died and they will reship a new tree. Last week I received from Gurneys a potted 40" Ambrosia pear. Not one leaf has fallen or turned brown and we had five days of up to 85' degree sun. Gurneys has limited selection as compared to the wholsale/retail fruit tree growers. 35% off this weekend. For instance a Chojuro pear costs $24 each including shipping. Raintree charges $50 for an asian pear delivered. I still ordered from Raintree two 3 X 1 asian pear trees for $106 delivered next spring. My Korean Giant Asian pear I bought from Gurneys grew 5 feet this season. My Flat Wonderful peach tree grew 5 feet, from Gurneys. Never buy from Autumn Ridge nursery, they send dead trees. I am going to drive to Cummins fruit tree Nursery in upstate New York this spring. I want to plant a few more pear trees around our cabin upstate.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gurneys Pears

blooms...depends upon what kind of fruit tree you are looking to get.

I like Burnt Ridge Nursery, Valley Vista Kiwis (not just for kiwi), Edible Landscaping and St. Lawrence Nursery (and probably in that order) but depending upon what I'm looking for I sometimes have to choose another nursery.

Check the watchdog before ordering from a company with whom you have no or limited experience.

Here is a link that might be useful: garden watchdog

Blooms:

You will receive more and better suggestions if you:
1. Specify your location; more precise than zone 5. No salesman will call.
2. Tell us what type of fruit trees you intend to plant (i.e. apples, pears, peaches, apricots etc.).
3. How many of each would you like to plant.

The best sources for one type of tree might not be the best for another. There are many good, reliable nurseries all across the country, and, quite often, ordering from one that is nearby will get you trees better adapted to your location. And, as Ace says, there are definately some mailorder/online nurseries to be avoided, and Autumn Ridge is one of them. Some of the better nurseries have a minimum number of trees that must be ordered at one time, others have no minimum. There are differences in price, but usually not dramatic differences, and sometime the higher priced trees are still the best buy because they are just better trees.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

I have had mixed results from ordering by mail ...

I have ordered from Guerneys & had good results from some things but from some fruit trees I have found that after a few years of waiting til they bore fruit I then realized it was not the variety or size (not dwarf but instead full size!) I'd ordered at all! Of course by then any warranty was gone! I haven't ordered trees from Park's but otherwise we have had excellant results from their things & they are very willng to replace anything arriving in poor condition, etc. But it is the only way to get certain varieties not carried by our local nurseries, unfortunately & I still do it!

My favorite irregardless of location and plant type is ediblelandscaping.com. The potted (not bareroot) plants they sell are smaller to start with, but really take off and surpass bareroot.

I order all my fruit trees and vines from Burnt Ridge Nursery. Check them out you'll like them as well.
Jim

What are you looking for?

My list of mail-order nurseries I normally use for pome and stone fruits are:

Burnt Ridge, Onalaska, WA
1-360-985-2873
www.burntridgenursery.com

C & O Nursery, Wenatchee, WA
1-800-232-2636
www.c-onursery.com

Raintree, Morton, WA
1-360-496-6400
www.raintreenursery.com

Van Well Nursery, Wenatchee, WA
1-800-572-1553
www.vanwell.net

C&O and Van Well are big nurseries geared more towards commercial orchardists, but they will accept small orders at non-commerical prices.

ONE GREEN WORLD has worked very well for me.

stay away from tyty and willisorchard.They sell sick trees even when they come they look health!! I bought 7 fruit trees and all of them except elderberry bush died next year.Got new ones from rolling river nursery and raintree nursery also treesofantiquity very healthy and bearing right now.

I have had excellent results with treesofantiquity.com (Stone and pome fruit) and fourwinds growers (For citrus). Make sure you know what size tree you want (Standard, dwarf, semi dwarf) when you order.

We have had good luck with Start Bros. If we have a problem with a tree we ordered we get a free replacement & good response from our phone calls & questions. Favorite though is Van Well Nursery too.

I've had good success from Cummins, Fedco, and Raintree.

I have had good luck with Willis Orchards, but i only bought their larger trees (over 1" caliper). However i have read other reviews that their orders form Willis Orchard have not been as high a quality as what i got. I would have to say that i have had the best results from Stark Bros (ordered most of my trees from them). They are in eastern Missouri. From the best mail order nurseries, their climate is going to be the closest to mine (zone 5 B in eastern Nebraska). The biggest reason i care about this is that they have the best shipping times. Nurseries from warmer climates tend to ship sooner, before it is safe to plant the new trees.

My experience has been hit or miss from most other nurseries.

I have ordered many kinds of fruit trees from www.myperfectplants.com and they all arrive in excellent condition.

I've learned to but fruit trees from nurseries in my same zone. The only significant winterkill losses I've had were fro trees sourced from nurseries in warmer climes than my MN 4b. I've rarely lost a tree sourced from WI or upstate NY.

two thumbs up for Schlabach's Nursery in New York! They are Amish so no ordering on the internet nor credit cards taken. They accept orders by mail only. They do use a phone for business purposes and are happy to answer any questions over the phone. Really great selection and pricing. I have purchased from them for my own use and for commercial purposes many times. David and his family do a fantastic job. They offer their apple trees on numerous rootstocks. Their catalog only lists the choices as "dwarf" or 'Semi-dwarf" but if you call and ask they will tell you what rootstocks the apple variety is available on. I always write on the order what rootstock I want and they honor my request. Located in Medina, NY.