BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
well i wouldnt buy from a crap nursery.
Is there a bad time of year to buy certain nursery stock.
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well i wouldnt buy from a crap nursery.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
i dunno about that, over here ball n burlap trees are dug up in what we call the bareroot season. they should be dug up with a good sized rootball. the tree is dormant so the soil should remain moist for weeks until they sell them which is usually very quickly. this one had a good amount of roots, was healthy because they dont sell crap or people will go back for their money or they'll get a ton of bad reviews on google or trust pilot or whatever right, thats not good for a business if buying from a respectable nursery. most are buying these and just putting them back in the ground to be used as hedging anyway. most of the crap ive bought from these places is when ive eagerly bought stuff i knew was weak and i thought i could bring back. maybe a little over enthusiasm, happens to all of us at one point or another
European Copper Beech
Fagus sylvatica purpurea Hi folks, this is a tree i acquired in jan from a bare root nursery, its only early days, but its already been through a root reduction, to get it into a training pot and also a little wire here and there....its responded well and im quite happy and confident its going...
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
cedrus are problematic from my research also. ive also killed a nursery one.
thats odd about the grubs though, because root eating grubs like vineweevil usually attack trees in pots, not in the ground where they get munched on by various other insects.
its good practice to check any tree you buy from a nursery for root grubs, they are always present in trees in nursery pots. ive never found a single grub in a tree that was just freshly dug from a field.
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ProfessorFarnsworth
Mame
Yeah I think part of my problem has been alot of the time I see a beautiful bald cypress for example (one of my last tree purchases) it reminded me of redwoods from when I grew up in California and I jump out of my chair and say I need one of these now. Then I get there and see a beautiful Lebanon cedar and its on the cart too "it'll be safe in the pot while I research it... Oh what's this burlap hiding under the mulch".i dunno about that, over here ball n burlap trees are dug up in what we call the bareroot season. they should be dug up with a good sized rootball. the tree is dormant so the soil should remain moist for weeks until they sell them which is usually very quickly. this one had a good amount of roots, was healthy because they dont sell crap or people will go back for their money or they'll get a ton of bad reviews on google or trust pilot or whatever right, thats not good for a business if buying from a respectable nursery. most are buying these and just putting them back in the ground to be used as hedging anyway. most of the crap ive bought from these places is when ive eagerly bought stuff i knew was weak and i thought i could bring back. maybe a little over enthusiasm, happens to all of us at one point or another
European Copper Beech
Fagus sylvatica purpurea Hi folks, this is a tree i acquired in jan from a bare root nursery, its only early days, but its already been through a root reduction, to get it into a training pot and also a little wire here and there....its responded well and im quite happy and confident its going...www.bonsainut.com
ProfessorFarnsworth
Mame
Oops wrong thread.
papkey5
Yamadori
I bought my cherry on a deep discount last winter and it is thriving now
ProfessorFarnsworth
Mame
Yeah it sounds like one of those "worst case it was cheap" deals if you can catch them discounted.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Fall is best time for deals but worst for selection. No problem with buying now, just wait till late winter / early spring to work on them.
In over 40 years in the landscape and nursery business, and we are talking thousands of plants, I never had any problem with plants purchased in fall as long as they were heeled in for winter. My target date for northern VA was to try to have everything heeled in by Thanksgiving.
In over 40 years in the landscape and nursery business, and we are talking thousands of plants, I never had any problem with plants purchased in fall as long as they were heeled in for winter. My target date for northern VA was to try to have everything heeled in by Thanksgiving.
ProfessorFarnsworth
Mame
Awesome I appreciate the input! I just don't want to start with a mistake and try to recover like with my cedar of Lebanon that I bought a little over zealously at a rough time of year for cedar.
shinmai
Chumono
Sorry to be late to the conversation. I think that you can buy nursery stock any time. The real question is then, when can you work it? It was kind of a breakthrough moment for me the first time I bought something and actually had the self control to wait until the following spring to pull it out of the pot. Most species will not grow new roots to any great extent after the autumnal equinox, and in fact I personally think the two weeks after the summer solstice are as late as one should be doing anything that involves substantial molestation of the roots. Slip-potting a nursery acquisition that’s not draining is a different matter, versus buying an azalea in November and hacking 70% of the root mass away.
All that being said, most garden centers and box stores put flowering shrubs on the clearance pallet as soon as they’ve bloomed—thus I have several flowering quince for which I paid $6.99 each. A member of my study group also picked up a juniper for 15 bucks at the very end of the season that might well turn out to be an exhibition quality tree in another couple of years. I know of bonsai nurseries where one could drop the better part of a thousand dollars for a tree of comparable quality and character.
All that being said, most garden centers and box stores put flowering shrubs on the clearance pallet as soon as they’ve bloomed—thus I have several flowering quince for which I paid $6.99 each. A member of my study group also picked up a juniper for 15 bucks at the very end of the season that might well turn out to be an exhibition quality tree in another couple of years. I know of bonsai nurseries where one could drop the better part of a thousand dollars for a tree of comparable quality and character.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I agree, it's about self control.
If I were in Utah, I'd look up Sam Miller and try to barter for some good stock.
Sorce
If I were in Utah, I'd look up Sam Miller and try to barter for some good stock.
Sorce
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