Our Plants

GROWN IN ROOT-ENHANCING CONTAINERS
For most plant varieties we ship trees and plants that have been grown a year or more in a root-enhancing container at our nursery.  Container grown trees have much better developed root systems which greatly increases their survival on transplanting.  These are grown the same way and are the same trees that we ship to garden centers and use for step-up in our nursery operation.

This is vastly superior to many other mailorder nurseries that sell field-grown trees purchased from another nursery and brokered by the mailorder company.  Many types of field-grown trees do not have well-developed root systems and can dry out and die after digging or during storage before shipment, if not handled carefully.  It is cheaper for the seller, but inferior for the customer. 

SIZES SHIPPED
Each product page lists the size and type of tree we ship for that variety.  Larger sizes available at the nursery are listed here as well.

PACKING METHODS
We remove the pots and some of the soil before shipping (or the extra shipping weight would make the costs prohibitive).  In some cases, we will pre-prune trees before shipment.

All plants are dipped in a moisture-retention root gel before shipping and wrapped in plastic.  This way you get the very best root systems, properly cared for, and have the best success with your planting.

OUT OF STOCK ITEMS
We make every effort to fill your order completely. Because of the diversity of what we grow and the nature of growing plants, we sometimes are out of stock on certain items. You will only be charged for trees that are shipped. We do not backorder trees that are out of stock. We will not make substitutions without prior permission from you to do so.

LARGER SIZES AVAILABLE
We also grow many of our trees in larger sizes for the landscape trade, up to 65 gallon trees. These sizes are listed in the product page for each variety.  These trees can be up to 12-16’ tall, so must be picked up directly at the farm.  Please call 1-800-669-2067 or email us at chestnuthilltreefarm@gmail.com to inquire on pricing.