Both the slow delivery and the lack of tracking info are unusual for any carrier in this day-and-age. Especially a company doing business via the Internet is generally slicker than this. Still, I’m enthusiastic. I hope to have my trees planted soon, and that’ll give them a head-start in the spring.

What fruits will I actually be growing? Well… it’ll be a learning experience. Thanks again!

I recently placed an order from Summerstone and looked over the tags without unwrapping the root systems. It looked as though one plant I ordered (qty 5) was missing, so I called Summerstone. The lady was nice and asked me to unwrap the roots and count the plants to make sure – when I did, they were all there. I asked her about the condition of the plants. She said all their plants are shipped dormant and will not have good leaf systems. She asked if I had soaked them – and I said that there were no instructions telling me to do this. She said they don’t pack instructions, but that you should always soak dormant root systems in water 24 hours before planting. She also said that their phone service hours are 8:30 – 4:30 central (she actually doesn’t answer until 9 or 9:30); and she said that all plants they ship are dormant – i guess most plants would not survive shipping in their active cycle.

The plants I received were packed in a very moist wrapping and I fully expect them to do well. My only qualm is, are they the right plants? This remains to be seen. Thanks for your article.

Launa