I've also tried contacting Burchell and received no reply. I was trying to find a local nursery that sells their trees. I'm only 20 miles away so you'd think somebody here would carry them. I don't think they really care about the retail market. When you sell more than a million almond trees a year (Duarte sold 2 million in 2013, Dave Wilson expected to sell 5 million in 2014) home growers are small potatoes. Those numbers are from an article in 2013. I don't how the drought is affecting sales, but growers are pulling out everything and replanting in almonds. All the way down to Bakersfield. There are much, much fewer fig orchards around Fresno, all gone to almonds. But I digress... I will occasionally see a Burchell tree in a local nursery, but very seldom. I was going to say that I doubt that any mail order nursery carries Burchell trees but then I remembered that I (surprisingly) received a Shipley's Blenheim from Arboreum that had a Burchell tag on it. gary

I was about to post to the exchange--and I will-- I have fresh seeds from my curry leaf plant (originally from Wellsweep, another good source)--and they are viable. It's a wonderful plant--a citrus relative--and the flowers have a wonderful perfume, sort of like orange blossoms but different. It took me a couple of tries to successfully grow the plant, but it can be grown in a pot and overwintered inside. I do use it for Indian cooking, lots of fun to use your own herbs, and it is truly delicious. Coing

Z Man, A greenhouse can turn the clock back and cause spring time to come months earlier, primarily by the use of heat to break dormancy. You want to push back spring, not prolong fall by keeping your figs in a warm fall greenhouse. Progressively shortened day lengths after June 21st. actually prolong fig ripening causing dry, flavorless, tough skinned figs as the days get shorter and shorter through fall. For best quality figs you want the figs to ripen quickly, beginning in the heat of July, August through September, not into October and certainly not into November. Figs, depending on the variety, take 90-120 days to ripen from the time tiny figlets start to show. Early ripening fig tree varieties are crucial. It takes new spring growth, starting from totally dormant buds, no sooner than 40 days of new extending growth for the first figlets to begin forming at leaf axils when you pinch off the growing tips right above where the 5th. to 6th. leaf has formed on a stem. This hastens earlier and more uniformly concurrent figlet formation and their timely ripening. The oldest leaves start growing figlets first, and progressively up the stem as the leaves mature. The figs ripen up the stem in the order that they were formed corresponding to leaf age. In a greenhouse you want your trees to start breaking dormancy in February to no later than March. Greenhouse growing is no cakewalk. Humidity as in greenhouses, is a developing figs mortal enemy...fungus=rot=no figs. Figs love dry heat, lots of heat, and as much sun as you can give them. I would strongly suggest you grow you figs in both manners, greenhouse container and in ground as Bob Duncan does. I think Bob's method is the easiest and possibly best. Fig growing in temperate climates is challenging. Desert and Mediterranean climates are the most ideal for figs. Moses

I will second cearbhaill as I do not have anything remotely local or regional with JM selection. Through mail order I have been able to successfullly plant and grow more than 130 cultivars and 175 total JMs in the hot and humid SE (zone 8b). I have used many online sources and have had a variety of experiences. Since similar threads of this many years ago helped me get started and find sources, I thought doing the same could possibly be beneficial for others. As noted, these are my personal experiences and maybe be different than what others have experienced. Maplestone Ornamentals - excellent website, primarily smaller 1-2 or 2-3 year old grafts. Very good quality and good prices on plants and shipping. Maples N More - small family business, plants on the small size but unique varieties, good prices, responsive to fixing issues Mr Maple - I will no longer use them due to dissapointing issues. They sell lots of liners potted up to 1 gallon that have not come close to filling in the pot with roots. Essentially liners with extra dirt for 50 bucks. Quality has been inconsistent. Have not been impressed with bigger sizes and the shipping costs either. Iconic Gardens - they sell through ebay or their website. Great value, huge plants with the ability to get up to 5 year grafts for a great price in smaller pots that can ship for reasonable amount of money. Quality and selection are good. Maple Ridge Nursery - great website for descriptions of how each cultivar responds to my hot humid SE conditions. I have recieved healthy but undersized plants. Can be expensive both for plants and shipping. Davidson's - one of the most extensive collections both as reference material online and to purchase. Good quality, knowledgeable, responsive. Only downside is very expensive. Whitman Gardens - best value IMHO. Very big plants, healthy, extensive selection, straight forward knowledge and advice, Can get huge plants in smaller pots for great price on plants and shipping. Conifer Kingdom - nice website with pictures of actual plants. Can get larger sizes. Good quality, more limited selection. Pricing varies with some good deals and some quite oddly expensive that does not always match rarity of plant. Good customer care. Oriental Garden Supply - difficult website to navigate. Can get big sizes. Limited availability of many listings with many out of stock. Good quality plants at good prices. Topiary Gardens - excellent customer care with extensive selection of high quality 1,2,3 gallon plants that sell out quickly. Fair reasonable prices and shipping. Japanese Maples and Evergreens - they are on Amazon and other places. There are so many complaints about everything from horrible plants to horrible service I have stayed away myself. Acer1987 (Ebay). If you have the time to grow liners to big trees, this site has massive number of cultivars for good prices. Good customer care. I will otherwise second the opinions above of East Fork (expensive), Essence of Tree, Mendicino. Others have come and gone that I liked (Quality Maples for instance) that still have website up but are closed. Wish I had the opportunities that gardengal has with the range of great NW nurseries to shop from, but in the mean time I will keep Fed Ex busy! Thanks to all who have posted on this site over the years. I have been mainly lurking for more than a decade learning much and putting that knowledge to work.