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.

They usually refer to fuchsia "trees" as standards. Have you tried Home Depot? IÂm not kidding; my local Home Depots carry them, even though fuchsias are annuals here in Utah. On occasion, I do see Firecracker standards in my local nurseries, but Home Depot generally carries as good if not a better selection of larger fuchsia plants. (They never have starts; those seem to be the territory of the nurseries.) By the way, all of my Home Depots standards come from a California company called El Modeno Gardens. They have a website (http://elmodenogardens.com). You could try contacting the company about arranging to have some fuchsia standards shipped to your local Home Depot. Or, if you notice that your local Home Depot carries their plants, you might talk to them about a special order. (The Home Depots in Utah get many different types of plants from El Modeno Gardens. If you donÂt see any fuchsia, it doesnÂt necessarily mean your store doesnÂt deal with this company. Look around for some tags -- the plant markers in the dirt, not the labels pasted on the side of the pots. El ModenoÂs are white with a green logo that clearly identifies the name of the company.) Hope this helps! Good luck! PS. I'm totally jealous that your local nursery will overwinter your plants. I overwintered in both my garage and in my office at work. (I don't have the indoor space at home.) I've only had a 50% success rate with both methods...

I was just at the Musser site. They are still sending out potted plants. Another good one is Sunlight gardens in TN. I ordered from both when I lived in TN. I wasn't especially happy with Musser. Good price, but extremely small plants. Sunlight's plants were small also, but seemed of better quality. You could also order from ForestFarm.com. Prices are a little high, mostly because of shipping, but the plants I received were of exceptional quality. They probably aren't sending out plants now, but like the others said, I'm sure they'd take your money and send them in the fall. Terry

I just received a batch of native eastern trees (bitternut hickory; American beech; sassafras; American chestnut; mockernut) from Nutcracker nursery. They're all right, but shipping is outrageous, ($87 to Alberta for 500 grams of bare-root trees), and several seedlings were broken on arrival. I'm giving them a pass this year, as things have been so strange, but I may not buy from them again. Acorus Restoration in Ontario is excellent. They stopped selling for a few years, but I see that they've started up again. Prices are great and shipping is reasonable, so I'll try another order from them in the fall. Next year I'll try Grimo Nut Farms, as they have an interesting selection of nut trees. Honeytree Nursery in PEI also sells a variety of interesting trees, and it's worth looking at their website.