Fruiting plant orders up 20-33% percent

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 15, 2009

Demand for fruit trees is soaring, according to the folks at Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia (wholesale only), home of the Hollybrook Orchards brand of fruit trees, berries and nuts.

“Bookings and shipments of small fruiting plants this season have been way up, up more than 20 percent overall,” said Nick Covatta, co-owner of Eastern Shore Nursery of Virginia. “Grapes are leading the pack with a 33-percent increase, with blackberries a close second at 32 percent. Blueberries retain market share with about one third of the total.”
http://www.esnursery.com/

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2ndChance Tempe, AZ(Zone 9b) Apr 15, 2009

We are all planting Victory Gardens.

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 15, 2009

Yeppers! In my case, it's also baby fruiting shrubs and hopefully next year, trees.

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tamberlin Framingham, MA(Zone 6a) Apr 18, 2009

I added 3 more blueberry bushes this year (for a total of 10), plus 50 Eversweet strawberries in towers (stark bros. website), a 2-in-1 pear, and a 2-in-1 antique apple, 2 more grape vines, plus the wild one I found in the yard.
I have a beehive in the backyard this year too. I'm hoping to eat some of my produce before too long!

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 18, 2009

How cool! I don't want to be a beekeeper but I'd sure love to have a hive...

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tamberlin Framingham, MA(Zone 6a) Apr 18, 2009

I'm actually just providing the yard - someone else is actually caring for the bees. But hopefully they will do their job and I'll get some pollinating done. Its been tough growing things the last few years because of the lack of bees...

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artemiss Springfield, IL(Zone 5b) Apr 19, 2009

I can believe it...I had to go to several places to get the all the varieties of currants and gooseberries I wanted..most places were sold out of several varieties..

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darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 19, 2009

Yeah, I didn't find all I wanted either and I ordered in February!

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