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In the past years, I have planted about 3,000 pines and spruce from reputable sellers. Maybe lost 50 trees total. All were replaced at no charge by the seller.
Two years ago I thought I'd try trees from the PGC, Howard Nursery. Of about 400 evergreens, I lost half of them. This year I thought I'd give them another try.
Of 400 pines and spruce: about 180 died.
Standard apple trees: 22 of 25 died.
Crab apple trees: 25 of 25 died.
Assorted mixed oak: 46 of 50 died.
My complaint is not the cost, because the are CHEAP.
But it's the time spent planting them, the prep work, and the wasted year until next year.
As the saying goes: You get what you pay for. How true.
Those of you planning on next year, just remember reading this and I hope you don't have the same results.
Two years ago I thought I'd try trees from the PGC, Howard Nursery. Of about 400 evergreens, I lost half of them. This year I thought I'd give them another try.
Of 400 pines and spruce: about 180 died.
Standard apple trees: 22 of 25 died.
Crab apple trees: 25 of 25 died.
Assorted mixed oak: 46 of 50 died.
My complaint is not the cost, because the are CHEAP.
But it's the time spent planting them, the prep work, and the wasted year until next year.
As the saying goes: You get what you pay for. How true.
Those of you planning on next year, just remember reading this and I hope you don't have the same results.