[spiderlily]

Does anyone know of a source for large caliper fruit trees in zone 5? I have a client who wants an instant orchard next year.

[Stonehenge]

Yup. But I should charge him for telling you about him. What kinds of trees and how large?

[spiderlily]

How big? Well, as big as I can get them! What kind? Pretty much anything that will grow in Wisconsin. Enough for a good-sized home orchard. Maybe 15-20 trees? Apples and pears, and hardy plums and peaches and cherries.

[Stonehenge]

I'll rattle off what this supplier has and thei largest sizes, and you let me know if you'd be interested (at which point I might ask you to put the screws to this supplier to advertise here ) :

Reddish skinned apples:

State Fair, 3-3.5"
McIntosh, 5-6"
Honeycrisp, 3-3.5"
Cortland, 4-5"
Jonathan, 3-3.5"

Yellow skin apples:

Yellow Delicious, 4-5"
Criterion, 4-5"

Prunus - edible cherry and plum:

Montmorency (sour cherry), 2.5-3"
Green Gage (european plum), 5-6"
Superior (american plum), 3.5-4"
Brooks (european prune) 4-5"
Stanley (european prune) 3.5-4"

Pear

Bartlett, 4-5"

All grown in Wisconsin, and can be trucked to your location. If you're still interested, I'll put you in contact with them.

[spiderlily]

Wow, those are huge. Yes, of course I am interested. And as a huge fan of this site, I am happy to promote it to anybody.

[Stonehenge]

Check your PMs. All the details are there.

[mark allen]

call Dave Wanninger at Beaver Creek Nursery..... just over the state line....(yes he's a bears fan).....815-737-8758
tell him a bald guy from Madison sent you.... Mark

[spiderlily]

Thanks, Stonehenge. I hope to hear back from them soon.

Beaver Creek does not sell fruit trees. They do sell very nice plants. And songsparrow is a lovely website.

[Stonehenge]

Did you call or email? They are usually not that great about checking email, but respond quickly to faxes and calls.

[spiderlily]

I filled out a form on the website, and the catalog came today. Nice. Thank you.