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PostPosted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:25 pm 
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Has anyone ever purchased trees from the National Arbor Day Foundation? I was unable to find Dawn Redwood's at any of the local nurseries, so I took a chance and ordered (2) seedlings....What do you guys think?

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:56 am 
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I've purchased trees from Arbor Day Foundation, they were all 'bare root' and some actually survived. 1st ones we bought, we planted in large containers for a year to get them established. Not all liked this or the transferring to their final resting place, as it turned out. Also received a dozen bare root crepe myrtles, (free w/donation) planted them within a day or 2 and they all died. Of course, my thumb could be brown...
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Years ago I joined and was sent 10 oak trees. I planted them and not one survived. I think it is much better to buy at a nursery, that has a money back guarantee, if they do not survive. I have not heard of one person that has gotten trees from them, tell me they have survived.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 7:13 am 
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I think the Arbor Foundation does what it can, but maybe bare root thru the mail is just not gonna work in TX. I checked yesterday on the 'arbor trees' at our property & a Washington Howthorn, Redbud, & flowering crab have survived but we shall see what this summer does. All 6 of the crepe myrtles died & a pear & 4 dogwood. We carry H2O up every week but I doubt that is enuf in the summer.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 13, 2004 4:23 pm 
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I agree that purchasing from a nursery is the best option. However, no one currently has them in stock.


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I have bought many trees from the Arbor Day foundation. If you plant them immediately after recieving them, you will have a much better chance of them surviving.


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I joined almost 2 years ago. I got a package of 12 trees and the ones that survived were 2 bradford pears, 2 redbuds, and 2 dogwoods. the crepe myrtle would have made it but the deer got it. I also have a sugar maple and red maple that made it.

They are really small, plant them right away or they won't make it.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:52 pm 
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I also joined around 2 years ago and with membership received 10 free trees and planted them in my garden. Out of the 10 only 4 survived, this year when I renewed my membership I planted them right away in pots and so far 8 of the 10 are doing great. They do come very small bare rooted but I think if you plant them right away and willing to wait for them to grow they aren't bad and cheap.

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I think the only way bare root through the mail will work here is if it is shipped late fall or early spring.

I ordered some Rowan and Alder trees and very few lived long despite teh best organic care and I believe it is because I found and ordered them too late in the year. Shipper did their best to get them out in good shape but oen can only do so much.

I'll try the same folk again around february next year. Should have better results then.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 4:44 pm 
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I ordered 6 bare root trees from an online nursery and planted them out (not even immediately because of the rains) sometime in May. The thing with bare root is that you have to be patient even if it looks like it is dead...give it at least three months to come out of its forced dormancy and then at least a year after that to really become established. I'm not sure about the Arbor Foundation, but if the roots are kept moist and the plants don't have to suffer extreme heat before they are planted, they should have a very good chance. You do have to continue to baby them (extra water) until they are established though.


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