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Has anyone used a mailorder tree firm?

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  • oldsam
    oldsam Posts: 98 Forumite
    Contact R.V. Roger in Pickering N. Yorkshire - they will give expert advice on trees and shrubs both fruiting and flowering also on the web been in the business for at least 50 years , not far from you if you fancy a long weekend away ! .
  • annie123
    annie123 Posts: 4,256 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I've used http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
    several times over the years and always been very happy.

    They also delivered to my office, the 12 x 5' trees I ordered were very well packaged and boss said no problem for it to happen again. So it did :)
  • delmar39
    delmar39 Posts: 1,447 Forumite
    Thanks for these and the link. Problem I've got is that our new house isn't ready until 12th March. We then go off on hols for 2 weeks so I won't be able to purchase the tress until April. That means I'll have to go for a container grown tree rather than bare route and these can be a little more expensive. Great to get all these comments. Thanks.
  • ixwood
    ixwood Posts: 2,550 Forumite
    you could buy trees now and pot them up until you move.
  • angelavdavis
    angelavdavis Posts: 4,714 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    The nectarine I bought was pot-grown.
    :D Thanks to MSE, I am mortgage free!:D
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