Usually they do start coming in in mid to late December, or in January.

Here in Sacramento the bareroot fruit trees and berries arrive in early January...Could be late December but I never notice them until just after New Years...Definitely not in the spring though since bareroots should preferably be planted in the winter dormancy.

Yep, January - February is the only time I ever see them.

thanks all. I will look for them around new year's time.

They have started arriving in the nurseries in NorCal already!

I bought peach trees at Home Depot this weekend--see prior post about no sales tax on fruit!

Carla in Sac

Carla, today I bought some berries (bare root) at HD and they charged me sales tax.

Well, as I said in my other post, this time of year I print it out and keep it with me when shopping, because it happens more often than not!

Here is the Code again:

California Revenue And Taxation Code Section 6358

There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part, the
gross receipts from the sale in this state of, and the storage, use,
or other consumption in this state of:
(a) Any form of animal life the products of which ordinarily
constitute food for human consumption.
(b) Feed for any form of animal life the products of which
ordinarily constitute food for human consumption or are to be sold in
the regular course of business.
(c) Seeds and plants the products of which ordinarily constitute
food for human consumption or are to be sold in the regular course of
business.
(d) Fertilizer to be applied to land the products of which are to
be used as food for human consumption or are to be sold in the
regular course of business.
(e) On or after January 1, 1997, drugs or medicines, including
oxygen, the primary purpose of which is the prevention or control of
disease, that are administered to animal life the products of which
ordinarily constitute food for human consumption.