Ask around for names of wholesale nurseries that sell to the public. There is a wholesale nursery about 20 miles outside of the city where I live (Raleigh, NC) that sells trees and shrubs for greatly reduced prices. They can even deliver for an extra charge.

Otherwise, the Home Depot option isn't that bad. Sugar maples grow pretty fast in my yard.

Good point -- seems like I've seen quiet a few people from Massachusetts on this board... can anyone suggest any nurseries they've had good experience with? I'm on the South coast near Providence, RI.

Thks,
Chuck

Chuck, check with Tranqual Lake Nursery off 44 in Rehoboth, they specialize in daylillies and iris but they do get a good selection fo unique plants through the year. I bought several Jap. Maples last year that are beautiful, unique and larger for less money than the specialty mail orders. They may steer you towards their distributor.

FWIW my HD trees and shrubs are 50/50 with survival. You get what you pay for holds true with trees.

Also there is Little Tree Nursery in Seekonk off 152 near the Attleboro line. I have bought many trees from him in the past 2 years. They don't have sugar maples but have many versions of good red maples. His prices are competative but you get older and bigger trees for the same price as other sources so get the imediate impact. He will deliver for $50 but after a couple of orders and you become a "customer" he drops the charge.

Hi Chuck,

Sometimes bigger is not necessarily better...be sure the big trees are not root bound. Smaller trees can be more active and will outpace a larger tree that was rootbound.

robert