To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] off topic: Yellow Birch Request
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:15:00 -0500
Title: Message
I've not done any
business with Oikos Tree Crops, but have ordered from ForestFarm several times,
and always been happy with the quality of the stock and as far as I know its
trueness-to-name. Shipping IS high, however. -- Sam Brungardt, St. Paul,
Minn.
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Behalf Of mauch1@aol.com Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:11
AM To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [NAFEX] off topic:
Yellow Birch Request
I would also vouch for Ken Asmus and Oikos Tree Crops (I'd
list him first, but I didn't think to look at his
site/catalog). Ken offers good quality stuff at good
prices. Realize, however that Ken's stuff (in general)
is seedling stock with the variation that it implies.
ForestFarm is a good company, but I need to note two strikes
against it. First, its shipping (particularly to the
East Cost) is very high. Unless unavailable in any other fashion I
will only order tubes from them as otherwise,
price plus shipping starts to be killer. Second, I have had a
percentage of plants from them mislabeled. I think
this is a natural mistake because of their huge product variety. I
would order from them again.
Chris Mauchline SE PA, zone 6 40° 5' N 75° 51'W ~650 ft
elevation
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