The large round blueberry plants in my photo above from Burnt Ridge is of their 2-3 gallons. Age wise, to me, they look about the same as the 1 gallon ones. Hence why i chose to go with the one gallon vs bigger from them. They may have a little bit more growth but age wise, they look about the same to me.
Woah thank you so much melon! This is exactly what I was looking for (and more!)
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Np! 
I’ve bought blueberries from almost every nurseries, online and offline, so I have enough experience to give comparisons
Restoringeden has about the same age blueberries as burntridgenursery as well
I’d have to say: sowexotic.com had the most expensive ones per age and size
Backyard berry plants had the most diseased plants but rarer varieties
Whipple Creek in Washington state is equivalent to burnt ridge in terms of size/ age. Disease free and healthy/ beautiful
Restoringeden.co same ^
Gurneys is expensive but only way to get kabluey
Starkbros.com is expensive as well
Plantmegreen.com - very healthy and big plants but looks like mislabeled…
Greenwood nursery = biggie starts than sowexotic.com and much cheaper but old woody stems
Yougreentube on Etsy has tissue cultured starters and i got Florida rose from them. Their tiny 1 green stem has vastly surpassed sowexotic and Greenwood nursery in terms of size in just the few months that i got them.
Onegreenworld.com is equivalent to burnt ridge/ restoring eden/Whipple Creek
I think the only nursery that I’ve ever gotten diseased plants from are backyard berry plants. All others have sent me healthy looking blueberries
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Thank you so much! I’ll add two more websites to make it complete:
https://scenichillfarmnursery.com/ . I plan to buy huckleberries in bulk here since I think it is the cheapest option, and they also had some tempting blueberry plants too.
and avoid https://www.dimeofarms.com/ per DiMeo Blueberry Farm, NJ
And now for the confusing part: would you think the “extra large bareroot” is bigger/older than the 2-3 year old option?
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Not sure on scenic hill for their big bare roots. I’ve only ever ordered raspberry starts from them along with some mislabeled strawberries
It is nearly December, and it’s in the 20s here in Wisconsin. My fruit trees seem to be confused as many of them still have green leaves. Any idea why? Thanks!
Just haven’t gone dormant yet. I’ve seen apples hold their green leaves in December with temperatures in the low teens without any damage.
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I’ve got a few trees with a lot of leaves, too. But here’s the really crazy thing: my Egremont Russett has dozens of pink blooms on it, and one of my peaches is budding. I don’t understand; it’s just this week getting into the 30s! It did rain for 20ish straight days much earlier than normal, so maybe that was confusing to those trees.
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I’m in Northern Illinois, not all that far from Wisconsin. Some of my varieties of apple also have/had green leaves, others lost them long ago. It’s normal, happens every year and probably the same varieties holding their leaves. This cold snap will probably do them in.
How do you actually determine a good date to plant a potted tree? Is the process just:
- can I actually dig the soil right now?
- is it likely to withstand the near future weather (temperature, humidity, wind, sun amount)?
In terms of early spring, for plants like figs, jujubes, persimmons, and paw paws, would any of them give you worry if planting before the last frost of the year if the ground temperatures are around 45f?
Many of my apples hold some green leaves through the winter. Haven’t had much winter kill, so I think some trees just do that.
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Yes its mostly if the ground is thawed and the winter is wrapped up. But i wouldn’t plant a fig thats out of dormancy if there is a chance of frost. If they have been exposed to warmer conditions than the outdoors where you will plant them then they may need to wait till the frosts are done.
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Thank you! So assuming the plants are dormant, planting them at the tail end of winter/early part of spring should probably maybe be ok.
How can I verify dormancy? Just that it should “look dead” right (no leaves, no buds)?
I look for bud swell.
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