J Parker any good for fruit trees?

[Scottishnewbie]

Wanting to buy 3 - 4 fruit trees and no decent nurseries around Fife area (that I know of anyway!); only overpriced garden centres, so i was wondering if anyone has ever bought fruit trees from J Parker's and if so, what they thought of them?

At £18 a pop, i dont really want to waste not much short of £100!

[jojo2910]

We've had raspberry canes from them (which I know are not trees) but they have been fine, as has all the other stuff I purchased. We have also bought gooseberries from them this year.

[chris]

I'd give them a bell, and see how helpful/knowledgable they are.. one nursery in north wales (im in south) said he was from the area originally, knew where I was - and advised me on local varieties that'd thrive in my windy tunnel of a side garden. Infact, i couldn't get off the bloomin phone!!

[Scottishnewbie]

I'd give them a bell, and see how helpful/knowledgable they are.. one nursery in north wales (im in south) said he was from the area originally, knew where I was - and advised me on local varieties that'd thrive in my windy tunnel of a side garden. Infact, i couldn't get off the bloomin phone!!

great advice thanks. best i make a cuppa before i phone in case same thing happens!

[grenhouse]

Have to say that on other forums i have heard a lot of people saying that these are unreliable, however I have only ever had positive experiences with them. I ordered raspberry canes last year which arrived and were planted however 5 didn't grow. I emailed parkers and they refunded the money for the 5 which hadn't grown, better than some other companies I have used!

Steve

[Scottishnewbie]

useful advice and many thanks. have pal who has account with wholesaler in Glasgow so she is going to try and get me some from there at trade prices. Can't be bad!

[valmarg]

From personal experience I would not recommend Parkers.

What was on the label, and what the plant was didn't bear much resemblance.

I should have to say I havn't ordered from them for years, purely because of their bad service. They may have improved, but I wouldn't order anything from them, based purely on my previous experience.

valmarg