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  • From: Jon Bosak <bosak AT pinax.com>
  • To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Your responses to: seeking nut & fruit tree nursery in southern tier
  • Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 10:32:07 -0400

I regret that I didn't jump in earlier to second the recommendation for
the Cummins Nursery on Trumansburg Road in Ithaca:

http://www.cumminsnursery.com/

These guys know everything there is to know about growing fruit in our
area (Cummins Senior worked for many years developing apples at the
Geneva Experiment Station, and the nursery is very strong in peaches,
pears, apricots, cherries, and plums, too). Miller's is fine, and I've
had reasonable luck with their berries, but I've had much better luck
with trees from Cummins because I can get them right out of the cooler
in the spring and take them straight home, whereas the ones from
Miller's have to suffer through the delivery system.

The one big drawback with Cummins is that they are so good that they
often sell out early in the season, so everyone who deals with them
regularly orders in the fall in order to reserve exactly what they want,
and if you try in the spring you will often not be able to get the
variety you were hoping for. Also, they don't do nut trees.

For those familiar with the area: this is the same storefront as for
Indian Creek Farm. It's about half a mile above the hospital.

Jon

Adam Flint wrote:
Hi

Below are the responses to my query, with thanks to those who wrote.

-Adam

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nut growers http://www.nynga.org/

Hillside Gardens on Upper Front St. (dick andrus)


Adam, Your best bet is someone who specializes in this stuff, not a regular nursery. I use Miller's in Canandaigua. Lisa

Hi Adam,
This is in response to your email inquiry about fruit and nut trees. If you are looking to purchase quite a few, you might try Millers Nursery in Canandaigua. Their prices are quite good and they have a great variety. They sell mostly bare root stock, so things need to get in the ground soonish. They have a good online site. They are a family business and have been in business for over 50 years.
Hope all is well,
Kelly


Hi Adam,

You might check with Miller Nursery in Canandaigua -- you can mail order or shop at the nursery, website is: http://www.millernurseries.com/

Here in Ithaca, Cummins Nursery has various apples and stone fruits, and rootstocks: http://www.cumminsnursery.com/

And, you may wish to visit the 2012 Spring Garden Fair & Plant Sale on Saturday May 19, 9:00am-1:00pm at the NYS Armory, 1765 Hanshaw Road, off Rt. 13 in Ithaca. This event, coordinated by CCE-Tompkins' own Master Gardener Volunteers, brings together 40 or more growers and garden groups for the largest event of this kind in the region. A list of confirmed vendors to date can be found here: http://ccetompkins.org/garden/spring-plant-sale

Best of luck!

Sandy Repp
Communications Manager
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County

Hi Adam,
Miller Nursery is on Lake Canandaigua and often has some great trees. Also Jonathon Bates will be coming to the area in June to teach an edible forest gardening class in Watkins Glen and is willing to bring plants to people from his nursery in MA Food Forest Farms http://www.permaculturenursery.com/contact2.htm

Hope that helps.

I bought a couple of apricot trees from Stonyhill Nursery, off of Saddlemire Road in the town of Binghamton. Dana Kieser is the owner of the nursery and is selling off the last of the fruit trees. I don't know if she still has any of the hazel nuts or not. She may still have one or two dwarf apricot trees left and a few dwarf and semidwarf apple trees. I think she has them buy two get 3rd 25% off or something. I got one apricot tree last year to plant at Corbett and I am getting a second one this year. She as herbs and will have vegetable plants too.

Best,

Carol Miyake

I would suggest, Cumins nursery, St. Lawrence Fruit and Nut Trees, and Oikos


Not southern tier, but I would recommend Fedco and St. Lawrence Nursery



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Greetings

We are interested in purchasing a few more fruit and nut tress (apple and chestnut to start), and are looking to see what nursery's are recommended in the southern tier as having a wide variety of healthy trees of this kind. We are already aware of bgm & end. agway and W & W in Appalachin.

thanks

-Adam





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