I've bought hundreds of JMs on-line. Very satisfactory experience. Delivery will vary, depending on your location and the vendor.

My favorite on-line vendors are:

EastFork Nursery - www.eastforknursery.com

Eastwoods - www.japanesemaples.com

Essence of the Tree - www.essenceofthetree.com

Greers - www.greergardens.com

Mendocino Maples - www.mendocinomaples.com

Topiary Gardens - www.topiary-gardens.com (huge selection)

Wildwood Farm - www.wildwoodmaples.com

World Plants - www.worldplants.com (new grafts only)

Hope this helps.

K4

I've ordered all kinds of plants on line and have had very good luck.

Do use a couple precautions though if you're going with an unknown e-bay type nursery. Just things like know what you're buying, don't be afraid to ask questions before purchasing, and make sure you don't order for shipment during a bad time of year. No plant in a pot is going to be happy being shipped 1,500 miles across I-10 in a box truck mid summer.

I've bought quite a few maples on-line, and I haven't lost one yet. Most of mine have been new grafts or 1-gallon plants. The only problem I've had is that one of my trees was infested with mites, which spread to other trees as well. That was a bit of a pain.

Generally I buy very young trees and grow them in containers until they are large enough to plant in the yard. Some of them are dwarfs that I plan to keep in containers indefinitely.

ive bought 4 on ebay. they were packaged well. one was about 4' tall and 3' wide had a few branches broke, but its doing well.