TRAVELING PLANTS
Yes, Plants Can Travel Successfully
People often stare at me in disbelief if I suggest buying a certain plant from a nursery 2000 or 3000 miles away. Surely no plant could survive such a journey!
Not so. This time of year, UPS trucks and airplane holds are filled with plants on the move.
I prefer to buy my plants at local nurseries. But when I want a specific plant, such as a Hudson’s Golden Gem apple tree on G.11 dwarfing rootstock, I have to turn to mail order. (In this case, it would be from www.cumminsnursery.com.)
If shipped from reputable nurseries, mail-order plants thrive as Read more
