Comments regarding Lawyer Nursery

SPRING 2011 ORDERED 85 TREES 10 VARIETIES, SO ME HAD A GOOD SAMPLE OF STOCK OFFERINGS! ARRVIED IN 2 SHI[PMENTS 3&4 DAYS BY UPS BOXES IN GREAT CONDITION, I LOVE UPS! OPENED BOXES AND FOUND MOLDED NEWSPAPER MACHE ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF BOX(THEY ALTERNATED ROOTS TOP AND BOTTOM) ON THE ROOTS OF NURSERY STOCK THAT WAS DRIER THAN THE WINDBLOWN LIMBS AND LEAVES I RAKED UP THE FALL BEFORE. SECOND BOX PACKAGED SAME BUT THE STOCK WAS A LITTLE BETTER AS THEY HAD A FEW BUDS ON THE STEMS, ONLY PROBLEM WAS THEY PUT 4&5 FOOT TREES ABOUT 20 IN A 3 FOOT BOX, NONE LIVED! 3 VARIETIES GREW! 20% SURVIVAL RATE ON TREES THAT THRIVE IN MY AREA!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! THANK GOD FOR WALLYWORLD YOU TOO KMART !!!

I am aware Lawyer Nursery is wholesale only. I bought 5 Granny Smith apple trees and several black plums to meet the minimum order shortly before they removed this requirement. Less than a year after planting, two of the (rather expensive) apple trees have rotted at the base and died. The rot started where the trees were pruned by the nursery to fix a competing central leader issue. I called customer service and the lady said they would not do anything to resolve this matter. Therefore, I am left with no other choice than to pursue avenues such as this. The wet newspaper that is used to keep the roots moist was scattered into the branches upon unpacking the box. This didn't seem to cause any harm to the trees, but I thought I should mention it anyways. Perhaps they should use a "This End Up" sticker.

A few years ago I ordered stock from Lawyers. They substituted tiny stock for some larger stock ordered, without notifying, and it arrived in poor condition and non lived. Much of the stock, notably evergreens, arrived dead slimy and moldy. They credited for some of the stock, but did not refund (I have not used them since, so they still owe me that credit). Most of what I ordered they did not acknowledge my complaints about, and since the original complaint they have ignored most of my correspondence. I was definitely not impressed. To be fair, one batch of Syringa reflexa and one batch of Red Buckeye were in excellent condition. The rest was junk.

Beware - they state that they have no warranty and they mean just that - I had a large order and most of it came it fine, but the 50 Clematis which I orered were dry as a bone and no life (I have a college horticulture degree) I called them and they stood firmly behind the no warranty policy upon arrival.

"Lawyers Nursery refunded the customer's purchase price for all stock shipped at the time the dispute occurred, and we consider the dispute resolved in the customer's favor. As a wholesale supplier of bareroot nursery stock to growers worldwide we warrant plant material to arrive in good condition. Late season orders (after June 1st) may be shipped under agreement with the buyer at the buyer's risk. Please review our complete Terms & Conditions of Sale at http://www.lawyernursery.com or call 800-551-9875 for any questions.
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