OHH, Better check out the Garden Watchdog and check the reputations of those two companies before ordering from them.

That's good advice. I have used Park's before for seeds. Both Parks and Gurneys are reliable seed distributors. Just wondering about the specifics (size, quality) of their citrus. Shipping costs are extremely prohibitive from most west coast nurseries. These guys are offering low cost shipping and a coupon.

Hello Ourhappyhome,
I don't know if I would trust Gurney's at all. My aunt ordererd blueberry bushes from them. when they arrived, she immiedietly opened the box and found the blue berry bushes with dried up and withered branches that were completely dead and moldy wet roots. Lets just say that they were completely dead. When it comes to mail order I think it is best to ask people here first and go to Garden watch dog. I also think that sometimes it is better off to email or call the company first before purchasing. That way you can see how there customer service is and if you have a problem with your order, you know that they will take good care of you. I have only ordered citrus trees from three diffrent places. I ordered from Logee's(they were terrible. Very small trees with a HUGE pricetag!), Michigan Bulb Company(Again, very small trees but I think I got there collection of three for $20.00) and Roberta's from QVC. Out of the three I bought from, Roberta's was by far the best. I have to admit that I was very skeptical about ordering from QVC but I was pleasantly surprised with what I got. I bought a dwarf keylime and a dwarf moro blood orange. The keylime was around 2.5 feet and had about 7-8 small brannches. That was a year ago and now it is over 3 ft and has countless branches. I even had blooms this winter. The fruit didn't develop but I think they may have if the light had been stronger. No doubt it will set fruit this summer. My dwarf moro blood orange was the smallest of the 2 trees that I ordered. It was about 2 feet and had 4-5 branches but it also is the slowest grower. If I had more room, I would have bought there Dwarf Improved meyer lemon. It costs somewhere around $25.00 and living in GA you may end up with fruit this year and they have a 3 month guarantee. I ended up getting a replacement for my first moro orange and they got it to me in a week or two. Most places don't have guarantees. I would check them out. Maybe some people were not happy with them but I think they would be a good place for you to check out. There trees are around 2 feet tall when they ship them out and there grafts are good and healed.
Andrew

I have 2 Meyer lemon trees from Gurneys. The first one they sent was little more than a dead twig but it had two live buds right above the graft. I emailed them and they sent a replacement right away. The replacement wasn't the greatest plant ever but at least it wasn't 85% dead like the first one. Both are now doing fine and have bloomed but I won't let them fruit for at least another year because they're too small. If you do order from them don't expect to get more than a 12 inch tall tree in a 2 1/2 or 3 inch pot...

Andrew, funny you mention QVC. I thought about ordering from them but didn't want to wait until June for delivery.

Price 403 thanks for the input. I kinda had a feeling the trees were small. I think I'm going ahead with McKenzie Farms. Stan McKenzie comes highly recommended by others on this forum. I've had really good interaction with him by email. Only problem is you have to send a check or money order to purchase from him. Correction, he does also accept paypal via his email. I'll post a pic of the trees I receive from him. He has a Cara Cara Naval orange and a "small" meyer lemon. He says his Meyers are small, but should produce fruit right away. That's what I'm looking for. Small is okay as long as I get blooms. I probably won't let the tree set fruit the first year. If I recall, Meyers grow very rapidly and should double in size by next year. Also, shipping prices are MUCH better from Stan's place to Georgia.

Thanks for the input everyone.

ourhappyhome, did you purchase a lemon tree from McKenzie's? I am shopping for one and wondered how your experience turned out.