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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Yes, the stock is somewhat variable.  This has been to my benefit.   
I've gotten some monster blueberry and currant bushes from them,  
presumably because they hadn't sold as many as they'd hoped the prior  
year or two, so they just let the stock grow.  I've also gotten  
ordinary bushes from them.  I've never gotten anything especially bad,  
although I was embarrassed for years that a note I wrote to them about  
surface mold on some blueberry plants was the first google hit for my  
name . . .  But the moldy plant did just fine, and is currently  
covered with baby blueberries.

Ginda

On May 20, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Brungardt, Sam wrote:

> The owner's name is Bill MacKentley and he is very obliging if you  
> have problems with your order.  I've ordered from St. Lawrence for  
> years and the quality of the nursery stock is admittedly quite  
> variable.  I've always chalked this up to its being in a very short- 
> season area of New York State.  Given proper care in the year I  
> plant it, it has always caught up.  Some of the things that bill  
> sells are tissue-cultured plants.  Saskatoons are an example.  And  
> he has some genetic material and offers a few cultivars that no one  
> else offers.  This is very much a mom and pop operation employing  
> only a modest number of nonfamily members.  I give him my business  
> whenever I can to encourage him to stay in business. -- Sam  
> Brungardt, St. Paul, Minn.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org 
> ] On Behalf Of mIEKAL aND
> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:29 AM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] St. Lawrence Nursery
>
>
> I've ordered from St Lawrence every year for the last 8-9 years.   
> I've always gotten good quality stock, promptly & everything is  
> organic. I've had a few issues on larger orders but called them on  
> the phone & the owner who's name I can't remember has always been  
> extremely helpful & informative & quickly replaced any damaged or  
> inadequate stock.  A lot of their selections seem to be specific to  
> zones 4-5, so they do well here in SW Wisconsin.
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 8:22 AM, Jim Fruth <jimfruth@charter.net>  
> wrote:
> > Anthony Curcio asked, "Has anyone ordered trees from St. Lawrence
> > nurseries ?"
> >
> >
> >    I ordered from them once.  I got runts for trees, 24" and 30".   
> > One
> > tree had its bole in the shape of an "S" and the bole of the other  
> > was
> > split down the middle.  I complained but got no reply.
> >
> > Jim Fruth
> > Brambleberry Farm
> > Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> > For jams, jellies, syrups and more:
> > www.jellygal.com
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