Fruit Tree Prices Just DOUBLED! Here's What You Need To Know

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you enjoyed this video, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😀TIMESTAMPS here: 0:00 Fruit Tree Prices Just Doubled! 1:54 What's Causing Fruit Tree Inflation? 5:44 Why You Must Invest In Fruit Trees Now 9:33 Where I Buy Fruit Trees 10:41 How To Save Money Buying Trees 14:16 Adventures With Dale

[@telasims233]

I LOVED this video, you've given me so much great advice, I watch all of your videos on figs, I work in grocery, so to me it's cheaper to buy lettuce, than to invest that time, besides, I'm a lot older than you and trying to retire in the next few years... and the prices, I think you're right, I don't see them going down either.. I started watching because we were both in zone 8a . But I live in Georgia... And my weather is nothing like yours?? I'm still trying to make sense in my head why we are in the same zone, and you are SO much further north... Also, I'm not growing garden vegetables, my time for that is over, sometimes I still watch until I can see Dale❤️ I love seeing that lil guy...

[@jillian1515]

At 2:20 and on... Extremely based. None of this has been a surprise to me. Always love and appreciate your videos, but now respect you even more! People need to actually recognize what happened. We lost our oil (thanks Biden) and we're now buying from other countries. Everything goes up!

[@mrspogadaeus]

Not just a hat rack... Great information on the current economy.

[@vpfeffer]

@@telasims233 Check out the new 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and see if your zone changed. My zone changed from 5b-6a to 7a. Here's the link: planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/

[@pagevpetty]

Also, demand for fruit trees is probably going up because more and more people are realizing they might need food security.

[@thereal_johnle]

Definity true I noticed a lot more people planting fruit trees since the lockdown. Myself included.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

One benefit of a bad economy is people can more clearly assess what is important. The pandemic created more gardeners and homesteaders, which is a good thing. Hopefully, this will have a similar effect. Bad economies eventually recover, but hopefully these good things stick around.

[@pagevpetty]

Yeah, I don't think there will be much 'recover'y... the signs are looking like it will only get worse, unfortunately.@@TheMillennialGardener all over the world shutting down farms, killing off cows, expecting us to eat bugs instead of beef... no thanks!

[@FDDLERSGREEN]

That's it for us. We have mango, pineapples, fig, banana etc this year. Setting up the garden for January too

[@baneverything5580]

I`m planting 12 fig trees this year and 50 next year from cuttings. Surely the birds can`t eat that many?

[@PacesIII]

Lowe's just had all the end of season fruit trees HALF OFF where I live. My brother and I basically wiped them out. Needed the big trailer. And two trips.

[@farmermarshall]

True, I'm in GA and bought 5 on clearance. Going back today😅

[@howdyEB]

I've spent a lot more on medications, therapy, and doctor visits. Plants and gardening keep me happy and healthy. It's worth the cost to me, it's also my main hobby and entertainment.

[@truetexan2011]

Only other caveat is that you need to get the trees established and keep them from dying for the first few years!! I’ve learned that lesson too many times 😂😭😂

[@ninaleffingwell9184]

Yes, we had to replace all 6 of our apple trees since rabbits girdled the trunks 2 feet high down to the ground, as the snow melted. I never saw anything like it! It would have been their 3rd summer since we planted them. We were so looking forward to fruit, then bam! All our time and money was wasted just because we didn't put the fence rounds back around them after we mulched them in the Fall. We bought 8 new apple trees this past spring and put the fence rounds back around them. Now I just hope mice don't get them. We also have a lot of deer we need to watch out for even though we live in a village.

[@gg-gn3re]

@@ninaleffingwell9184 wow that sucks. You can buy irrigation pipe and just cut a side and wrap it around there, much cheaper than other things. It's 4-8 inches too so pretty good size

[@ElderandOakFarm]

Yes but it's better to learn now, rather than later, when fruit trees cost 10x's more or when you have an emergency & lose your job or something.

[@伏見猿比古-k8c]

​@@ninaleffingwell9184 Get a cat to help with the mice problem, cats have also been to hunt rabbits.

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

Time to learn how to graft and grow from cuttings. Government gets scared when people grow their own food.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Some you can, some you can't. In order to graft, you need the rootstock ready to go, and then the scion wood has to be in season. Unfortunately, grafting only makes sense if you're able to plan 1-2 years ahead of time. You have to grow all that rootstock first, which takes a long time. Most trees can't be grown from cutting, and of those that are possible, they often don't grow well and need a specialty rootstock. Unless you're growing figs, you almost have to buy a tree as a backyard grower.

[@boggle272]

Yes I got a branch from a peach tree pruning, cut into 8 sticks and plonked them all into a bucket of dirt, 3 are sprouting leaves now it's spring here in NZ, I'm just learning but next winter I'm going to go around town and ask for cuttings from different trees, I did not expect this method to work, don't know how many years it will take to grow and produce though, these would be good to give away too if they actually grow and get to a good size, I imagine fruit trees growing free everywhere

[@AimeeMarsh-m5y]

My dad taught me how to do that!

[@spanky7277]

I bought two Peach trees for 35 bucks a piece at Tractor supply Excellent condition .

[@renel7303]

Make sure they are suitable for your zone. TS is bad about that. Last year none of the fruit trees in store were listed in my zone. Very disappointing.

[@sherrieflynn252]

Recently?

[@gregfedro512]

Mine were about that last year at Tractor Supply and Home Depot...about $32 for decent sized fruit trees.

[@sherrieflynn252]

@@gregfedro512 I paid 69.99 at Home Depot

[@farmermarshall]

That's great. Shopping local is generally cheaper. I bought a plum & apple tree at Lowe's last week for $23.99.

[@rickirizarry5079]

I went to my local nursery to buy a Satsuma tree and was shocked by the prices. Went home empty handed but will go back. My Meyer lemon tree is in its fifth year. I only have about 50 lemons but they are the size of a very large orange/small grapefruit. Harvesting them now and making lemon ice cubes to use throughout the year.

[@innerjon]

What I did at my local nursery is I visited frequently and subscribed to a mailing list for when they have sales. I got my Satsuma for almost $20 cheaper than normal price. A lot of times you can find good deals when they are trying to get rid of them at the end of the season.

[@伏見猿比古-k8c]

You can also make lemon marmalade jam to preserve them.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I would recommend calling Stan at McKenzie Farms in Scranton, SC. His prices are very fair, and he grafts simply the best trees. If you want a small rooted cutting for something like a Key Lime, kumquat or something naturally dwarfing, Briteleaf sells them at low prices. However, I do not recommend you get a rooted cutting for an orange tree. They will grow full size and be huge. I will only buy a rooted cutting Meyer Lemon, Key Lime, kumquat or other small shrub-like citrus.

[@emmz....]

Tractor supply had alot of stone fruit trees that were pretty big for like$35. Some were looking rough so asked if i could get a discount incase they don't make it and i ended up buying 10 trees for like 25$ each and they are all doing great.

[@morsvens]

For those trying to save and/or looking for varieties that would suit your location and micro-climate; I woukd strongly recommend grafting your own trees. You can choose the rootstock best suited for your property, the varieties you want, and do it for far less. With rootstocks, scions, and shipping you could easily get 10 trees for under $100.

[@caitlynmcamis9624]

The soap box cracked me up. You are hilarious. Preach, brother. I also felt the pain of just one fruit tree purchase.

[@stephenhastings4752]

Organic bare root fruit trees are $6 each here, the nursery does its grafting and growing in house and we collect from him. People come from all over the country and beyond for orchard trees. What’s the trick? Easy, we live in Bulgaria. Our whole orchard cost about $100.

[@linsaficken9746]

Very encouraging by focusing on investment instead of on expenses. Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@myurbangarden7695]

I am glad you are talking about this subject. I am so grateful for the local nursery owners and hobby gardeners who are selling in local markets places and online.

[@lessycurls]

Yup. I saw them jump two years ago. Trees I got for 30 bucks are close to 70 bucks now or higher. I purchased my trees two years ago and they hung out in large pots. I just planted them in the ground this summer. My orchard consist of 28 fruit trees.

[@smithhollerhomestead]

I found really reasonably priced trees through the arbor day foundation and their customer service is wonderful and they plant trees with the profits from their nursery

[@LierinEdana]

Appreciate the head's up because on our budget this will require a bit of planning and saving before ordering. Given the raises we had over the past three years, it is extremely frustrating that after our utilities tripled, and the costs for what we do purchase have just about tripled, we have less disposable income than we did three years ago.

[@williamwhite8577]

Raised? You got raises!!?

[@chickenpatti1362]

I can't afford fruit trees anymore so I have cherry,apple&peach seeds stratifying in the fridge.Peach seeds trying to root now.I did take your advice&planted 6 of my fig trees outside this year.I'll see if they survive here(S W Ohio).If they survive,they will look awesome!Every plant/tree I acquire now has to be food or medicinal producing for man or beast.What I can't grow outside,I grow inside.My house is a big greenhouse&it's always summer in here.

[@diananazaroff5266]

I have a small Meyer lemon in a pot and picked my 10 lemon harvest yesterday. Woohoo! Willis Orchard is the best! I live close enough (almost 100m away!) to go pick up my orders and I went on Wednesday to pick up this years. They actually start their pre orders in July. If you wait much longer, they run out of the popular items. I got mine in early enuf and was able to get 2 dwarf peach trees this year (Bonanza and Red Baron). Also picked up an American elderberry, 2 grape vines (Flame and Thompson) and a blueberry combo of 8 plants (2 ea Delite, Austin, Briteblue, Tifblue). I order something from them almost every year.

[@the0prynce]

Great video and mentality. A mature fruit tree is worth so much more than the expense of a new tree. Then the number of potential trees explodes with learning to propagate and graft them. It feels like magic.

[@CraftEccentricity]

Absolutely! Over just 8 months one pink guava has turned into 15 trees! I took the seeds from one fruit and all of them are growing. Same with my elderberry. I spent $50 on a fruiting size tree, and now have 80 thriving cuttings ready to make a fruiting hedge.

[@baneverything5580]

I hope I can get more fig trees from my very expensive new baby fig tree. It cost 30 bucks to have shipped to me and it was only 5 inches tall. It was very difficult to keep it alive in the ground in the heat but I managed to finally get a few feet of growth with grass clippings and old potting soil as mulch. I`ve taken two cuttings from a center branch and may get more because they may not take root. The potting soil I`ve ordered has been terrible and very little grows in any of it. My sister knows people with fig trees but lied to me repeatedly about bringing me cuttings because I bought solar power for my camper to have air conditioning and heat when the power fails each month. She`s a control freak.

[@ashleys637]

This vid wasn't too preachy at all! Growing fresh fruits and veggies is life changing. In addition to helping to provide food security, you can grow varieties that you could never find at a grocery store, and (for me) learning to grow fruits and veggies is therapeutic. There's almost zero downside to growing your own fruits and veggies as a hobby.

[@forgingandurbanfarmingatt4745]

I bought my apple trees in August, September. They are doing well. Let's see how they look in spring. I had some shipped in spring last year, and they died in the heat of Oklahoma weather. You are speaking truth for sure. I bought my second round in person about 25 miles away. Seeds, too, are higher. AND THE PRICE OF ANYTHING AT THE STORE! I hope, in my heart of hearts, that you are planning to choose a few animals to expand your gardens with compost! Your new land really is exciting to me! Lovely Dale! Happy holidays!

[@richardr5878]

I’m keeping my trees in pots. A little more challenging, but this may not be my forever home so they can always go with me.

[@EastTexasHomesteaders]

Bob Wells is great, and Texas Pecan Nursery is a great resource. They have all kinds of food trees and plants. Burnt Ridge is up in Wa right by where we lived before moving to Texas. They grafted a bunch of pear trees from our pear tree before we moved. You can buy grafting supplies from them if you want to graft your own.

[@farmermarshall]

Lowe's had fruit trees on sale about a week ago for $24.00. Meyer lemons & limes were less than $20.

[@gregfedro512]

They are trying to clear out citrus before we have any crazy freezes that could endanger them...at least here in central Texas.

[@tairam9383]

You did a great job of both explaining inflation and investing in trees at this time. You are spot on. Thank you for the information of your resources.

[@tairam9383]

@Disabled.Megatron you are spot on.

[@missthang4770]

Very sound and timely advice indeed! Not at all preachy. Thank you.

[@kcsunshine6416]

The prices for on line fruit trees, as well as other growing and seeding supplies, more than doubled a couple years ago.

[@craigpattison5762]

We lucked out and found some apple trees and other potted plants discounted at the local Ace hardware 50% to 75% off! Got the two apple trees planted last weekend.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Excellent! If you can find a deal on varieties you want, definitely don't pass it up!

[@drthuntclub4153]

In the begin I bought trees for my orchard (Lowe's or Walmart) but, I now graft onto root stock. Takes longer but, way cheaper. I now have 11 Kieffer pears, 5 sand pears, 5 Fl. prince peaches, 3 Apples, several mulberry trees (lost count), 2 Methley plums and more to come. The peach tree root stocks where grown from store bought peaches. I have 5 plum seeds popping up now which will be grafted with scions from the Methley plum trees in about 1 or 1.5 years. I also have peach rootstock about 2 years old that can be grafted with a peach or a plum variety. I also have Chickasaw plum trees ready to go in the ground in March of next year. Grafting your own trees is so much more rewarding.

[@CraftEccentricity]

I get all my trees from Willis Orchard, and make sure I buy what I need to get a fixed and cheaper delivery. I also buy all fruiting size. A single passion fruit is $3.50 in the store. I have 4 vines giving me hundreds of dollars value each harvest compared to the store. Same with my guavas and all my fruit trees.

[@itscommonsense9169]

Good thing I saved seeds this past summer. I'll plant my own

[@Thecornerstonehomestead1]

I’ve had a cherry and nectarine tree die and the deer snapped my pear tree .. it’s definitely a learning curve, I have plans to buy in spring , I definitely need to be sure and selective

[@amyrea4451]

Preachy? Heck no! Motivating? Yes! Thank you for another great video, And for the list. I have 30 fruit trees but am definitely going to order more asap. 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I appreciate it. I don't like telling people what to do, because I find the harder you press people, the more they tend to recoil in the other direction. I'm trying to lay the information out there as I see it and hope people make whatever decisions are right for them. 30 fruit trees is a lot! I have ordered 8 so far, and I have 2 more that I want.

[@MK-ti2oo]

Even more reason for people to start trading cuttings from their established trees with their local neighbors. I grew a dozen apple trees from seed and grafted on cuttings from friends and neighbors of their apples pears etc that I knew were great fruit.

[@ES-mc3cc]

I have seven avocado trees that I grew from the pits of avocados that I bought and ate the last few months. They weren't all planted at once, so their height varies from under a foot to nearly two feet. They grow really fast here in north central Florida. They're in pots but in the spring, I'll plant them in the ground. I also did this when I lived in Tampa and one in a pot grew up to over six feet high within two years. I'm hoping to have a lot of avocados in the next few years. I did the same thing with seeds from a lemon I ate and they got to about five feet in just over a year.

[@mariap.894]

Avocados are not true to seed, but I wish you luck❤

[@tinkertailorgardenermagpie]

I think this is great that you have a green thumb, & don’t want to discourage you, but often, many fruit trees grown from seed are not “true” or won’t be fertile (set fruit). Just don’t want you to be disappointed (best grown from grafts, I think).

[@ES-mc3cc]

@@tinkertailorgardenermagpie It's still fun (and nearly free) to try. And I can use the shade in the summer!

[@capcats]

You can graft an avocado cutting onto your avocado tree.

[@kylerichard1285]

@@ES-mc3cc You can always graft later!

[@Livingsamsara]

As I was looking for online [Black Friday] deals for our trees... you dropped this video! Thanks for the reminder that it's an investment for our health & for years to come.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Some websites are having sales. I ordered 5 trees since they were running a coupon code. I was hoping this would remind people since now's probably the best time for selection and pricing.

[@Livingsamsara]

Right on! It is. @@TheMillennialGardener

[@Sunnylane02174]

I look at it the same way you do. As expensive as it is initially, it makes up for it in fruit & veggie yields alone. You give great advice! Your channel is one of my faves!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[@AimeeMarsh-m5y]

Very well thought out rant on point! I miss my last house with 20 exotic fruit trees. Starting over planting at my new house but have hundreds of seeds saved to grow lots of things and sell what I can’t use cheap.

[@valoriegriego5212]

Thanks for the heads up. I totally agree with your thinking!👍 Great job, Dale!🐕💕

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Dale sends his love.

[@MsCherokee70]

We air layer our favorite fruit trees. Ask around and find others in your local area, for others that are growing what you need. My grow zone area has changed! Im NOW zone 8A in my area of Gloucester Virginia 😎👍🏽we was 7B. I only paid $12 for a Hardy Myer lemon tree this past summer (2023). It was in BAD shape from lack of getting water at Wal-Mart. Lol. It now has 12 pretty lemons on it and 20+ new flower buds. Its inside my house, at a window and grow lights...until spring comes again. I will air layer this one in a year or 2. 😉 Most of us, cant afford the higher prices these trees costs.

[@MichaelRei99]

Dale is worth his weight in gold!! This video was truly needed and your words are wise. Especially as we get closer to retirement age having your own source of food can stretch a dollar a long way!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It really is a big deal. I buy hardly any produce. I eat what's in season on my fruit trees and what's available from the garden, mostly. I do buy baby carrots for Dale and celery for me, because it's too hard to grow here, and occasionally I'll buy some specialty produce, but my produce bills have been slashed dramatically.

[@c-fb]

One of your best videos yet!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@mgore90]

In the UK prices a year ago were already around what you paid this year for your trees. I'm in zone 9a (our summers are pretty cool though -- Maine summers with coastal Georgia/far north Florida winters, I'd say), but there still seems to be this idea that citrus won't grow here, so there are very few suppliers. Just harvested my first batch of Meyer lemons, and my kumquats are coming along nicely.

[@jalepeno5903]

Wholesale prices on tree seedling understocks went up 18.5% in the last two years. And yes, Agriculture markets have been hammered by labor and fuel prices. Prices will never go down unless there’s another market crash and supply far exceeds demand like ‘08. Fruit trees used to be $5 wholesale during the recession.

[@irony11]

The economy will crash. The numbers look worse than '08. Heads up!

[@bluwtr]

EXCELLENT video and points. You nailed the issues.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@marchettejw]

I see that price hike as well, it actually caused me to back out of my plans this year, I’m in need of about 5 trees myself.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I understand. I cannot believe how expensive everything was. I just placed another order yesterday on the 5 other trees: $250 shipped for 5 trees, and that was with a Black Friday coupon code. It's crazy.

[@marchettejw]

@@TheMillennialGardenerI had to make a choice between an alternator for my vehicle and pre ordering trees. Will I be able to order next month? Yeah probably. Does it feel discouraging in the meantime also yeah. Many years ago we at this house we had an apple, peach and apricot tree. The trees were about 10 years old when they were ripped out because my mother wanted more lawn. Kind of a shame in retrospect. She’s gone and I’ve got the house and I’m putting the massive garden back in that was here 30 years ago when I moved in. I want to put a couple of pears in and a couple of apples. Those are what I actually eat and with a recent diabetic diagnosis I’ve been forced to change my diet for the better. A garden just gives me a good reason to eat better food rather than the junk we are fed in the fast food places.

[@baneverything5580]

I`m on Social Security disability. A tiny fig tree 5 inches tall, delivered, was 30 bucks. I can`t afford any of the other things I want. I`m gonna try seeds. Maybe I can get blueberries and peaches that way. I want a pear tree so bad.

[@evelynrogers7145]

Great explanation of what’s been going on for three years

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@kandismueller7716]

Nice, concise description of what has happened in our economy! I see your mission now: to inspire us and help us grow food - cause we will need that food in our backyard. I know you have helped me. Thank you again! (BTW, have you read The Great Taking?)

[@SilverSaabArc]

I've been growing my own root stock of Bosch pears and taking cuttings from people with the varieties I want and grafting.

[@perriannwilmot3812]

Thanks!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

WOW! Thank you so much for your support and generosity!! I really appreciate it more than I can put into words ❤

[@Riggiesgarden]

Tree prices have doubled since 2019 when I helped my mom start her garden. Now that I have a home of my own I’m paying double what she paid only a couple of years ago. I can only image How expensive things are about to get

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I've found that to be the case. The nice, 5-gallon grafted fruit trees that came into Lowe's and Home Depot in March were $26.95. I think last year, they were close to $40. I shudder to think what they'll be this year.

[@EricKarlin]

Home Depot they are $70. Tractor supply they are $40

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Excellent points, and I would add, it's never been a better time to learn how to start from seed, graft, air layer, root cuttings, or all those and start your own backyard nursery. These skills could dramatically decrease your costs for new edible plants. Even if you only know how to propagate one plant, it may allow you to fund the purchase of or trade for another.

[@chemicaltwin]

Just Fruits and Exotics is such a wonderful place. Heading by there later today. I don't see things getting any better anytime soon. Might as well commit now before things go up in cost even more. It will eventually pay for itself because the prices at the grocery store aren't coming down anytime soon either.

[@roottrackerzbyyaira]

Awesome video! Thank you for your thorough coverage on fruit trees. I have a lemon tree in a pot that originally sprouted in my Blueberry whisky barrel. I just planted my goji berry (more like a shrub). Hoping my banana tree will fruit next year and going to plant a Guamuchil tree in a smart pot that was gifted to me. Need more tips on how to care for a peach tree on shared property. The fruit keeps falling off.

[@MyMason100]

Just amazed at how well you do with those plants !! Great Job !!

[@nolagirlhomestead]

So glad I loaded up during 2020 stimulus! I've had good success with air layering citrus and fig trees. These prices are almost cost prohibitive, especially for new gardeners.

[@Evermorecurious]

That’s a smart way to utilize stimulus funds. Learning from others like you help me avoid repeating mistake purchases of my past and become smarter during the next opportunity. ❤

[@nolagirlhomestead]

@@Evermorecurious Beats wasting years on leftover clearance trees. Be careful of online purchases too!

[@MarkoVegano]

Did you do a video on air grafting? This is another way to cultivate more trees and plants. Anyway, I don’t have a soapbox to get on, but I’m glad you did. This inflation sucks and it touches people in many ways, but you did a great job of explaining it and how we can effectively make it better for everyone. Well done. 👍👍👍

[@shamod07utube]

Buy one tree and air layer them and get many for the price of 1. Ok maybe not “ideal” rootstock but cost is negligible and benefit is great

[@rangerismine]

Lots of truth getting spoken, I’m here for it!

[@blaqfish]

Great content... I'm trying to prepare in the small space I have around my duplex. Food is very important, right behind air and water. Love your channel because you tell it like it is.

[@kelseyrichard2300]

Okay I agree with everything, but I believe the expansion of money supply is responsible for all inflation. This is an awesome video. Glad you talked about economics Bc nobody does it.

[@josefalawson3049]

Very helpful and timely information I started planting fruit and berries in my garden this year. And I conti ue researching for the ideal fruits to plant in my 5A zone. 🎉

[@shake_shells11]

Fruits in grocery stores don’t last long anymore. A lot of people would rather grow their own fruit trees

[@PhilippeFernandez]

I agree! thanks for informing others😁

[@tamlynrn]

Excellent video. I have been shocked by the increase in plants at the nursery and you explained it very well

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's been difficult this year compared to others, but luckily, it's a one-time purchase. Then, they pay you back forever.

[@vicwickgardens9174]

You’re really smart. Keep sharing this great information 😊 Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I appreciate it! Thank you very much!

[@ElderandOakFarm]

I agree sooo sooo much! You can buy a few berry plants or a small fruit tree For what a few big bags of dried fruit cost... & they will pay for themselves over & over. Thay bag of fruit will be gone & so will youre money. If there ever was a time to start growing your own food- its now!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm honestly stunned by the cost of frozen fruit in the stores. I was in Aldi, and the big bag of frozen blueberries were $13. My jaw dropped. You can, literally, buy a blueberry bush at Home Depot for that price in March. It's stunning.

[@pinetreesnflowers]

Yay One Green World is in my backyard, they are awesome! Great staff and quality plants

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I ordered 5 or 6 trees from them and am anxiously awaiting spring 😀

[@songsforthemaster]

Well said and so true. Fruit trees are a worth while investment. Thanks so much for saying it like it is. I have a few old apple trees on my property and only wish I could convince my husband to help me plant some more fruit and nut trees. 😃 ❤️❤️❤️ for Dale. 😁

[@lindag9975]

Thanks! Fruit trees are a great investment. With the prices going higher, it's even more important to be sure we are buying the varieties that will grow in our areas too. The big box stores will sometimes ship the same fruit trees to every part of a state, even if the state (like mine) has 5 different zone numbers (6 to 10). We have to be careful to check the chill hours requirement because a tree that will do great in Flagstaff won't produce in Phoenix, even though it is sold at a Phoenix big box store. I save some money by purchasing smaller trees, knowing that I'm planting them for the long run. And even these smaller trees usually get a little fruit the first spring/summer after I plant them in the autumn.

[@MamaMudskipper]

You do such a great job with your channel and business. You're a good example for YT Newbies! Thanks for all the tips, and sharing Hope for the future. 💜💫💜

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[@heavymechanic2]

Last spring I ordered some Asian Pear trees from Home Depot (online orchards) and I was impressed with the quality and growth over the two from Stark on a grafted rootstock (one died). Just replaced the whip with a European dwarf Pear (Comice) to allow the roots to establish over the winter months. I believe I paid around 40-bucks through Home-Depot and the tree was in a rooted pot.. I agree with your perception of inflation and the proposed 3.2% reported does not consider food or energy, the two biggest expenses for consumers. I also noticed fertilizer is stupid expensive and some of the products I used are not available in large sizes, even tree spikes are on the rise, reasons I'm building a chicken coop to cycle garden waste into fertilizer and generate some food in the process.

[@lynnboyett5540]

I agree with you about the investments. You said almost everything I’ve been saying for several years. It took about five years for the first ‘extended family’ member to understand that if I live ten years after planting trees that almost everything will have been producing tons of fruit, nuts, etc. It’d be worth it. I always thought so. My only fear is that the owner after me, when I die, will not be a farmer/gardener and cover everything with concrete. That’s why I try to buy things that look pretty, too. Never underestimate the stupid or the lazy. I just bought two olive trees from One Green World (Frantoio & Arbequina). Oil and olives would save money by another aspect and look nice, too.

[@sislertx]

THAT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA...BUT PEOPLE ..ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG...ARE JUST SO G.D. STUPID THESE DAYS...NOT SAYING I WASNT...IF I COULD HAVE ONE WISH IS TO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN WITH MY PRESENT KNOWLEDGE!!!.. WOULDNT CHANGE MUCH EXCEPT MY GARDENS...LOL..AND I PROBABLY WOULD OF KEPT MY BIG FARM....

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I feel the same way. I'm worried that if/when the day comes that I sell my house the new owner will not appreciate what I've built and neglect it.

[@MyLadyAmalthea]

Try Vaughn Nursery in Tennessee. They have wonderful stock and very fair prices. It’s a great place to get very young whips, too , if you want to start an espallier or need to grow a specific tree shape.

[@sislertx]

Btw..that.cordless fogger is such a wonderful garden tool...thank you so much!!!!

[@MeemsKaso]

Yep! I wish everyone understood just how important growing & sustaining our gardens are. VITAL! Having my new land in NE Texas has been akin to a painter having a blank canvas. What an exciting time! I’ve been waiting with bated breath to get my fruit trees in. Now that the time is here, and I saw the prices, I thought there must be some mistake. I was physically sick. Some of them are absolutely outrageous in price. Scary expensive. I narrowed my search to only Texas farms in order to eliminate the freight. I hit the jackpot when I landed on Bob Wells Nursery…it’s 30 minutes south of me! 🙌🏻 I got everything I needed EXCEPT my Mayhaw trees. They were sold out. But, just 15 minutes from Bob Wells I found a wonderful farm with lots of Mayhaws available. I leave tomorrow to pick up all my new trees! 👏🏻👏🏻 AND absolutely yes, they are an investment for our future. My goal is to get as close as possible from never having to step inside a grocery store again. Another invaluable video from you! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@michelletannehill5205]

I'm in Rockwall near Dallas in N TX. I'm going to look up Bob Wells. What other places? I want native Tx fruit trees like peach, plum, etc.

[@Steadylife2]

I went to a nearby orchard and was able to purchase a 20 year old grape vine for a steak. That's right I traded a porterhouse steak for a 20 year old scuppernong grape vine off the winery. He pulled it out of the ground with his bobcat. I got grapes the next year. Also, I traded the orchard next door a pomegranate tree for a basket full of tomatoes to can. I traded a box of 22 ammo for a granny smith apple tree. Moral of the story if you are broke you can still find ways to get fruit trees. Great upload Dale. ;)

[@tmontero8492]

Greetings from SF Bay Area! After many searches, I recently purchased (2) lovely 3-ft fruiting olive trees, from online grower Bay Flora located in Berkeley for very reasonable prices. Each tree cost around $40/shipping $15, and were received securely boxed within 4/5 days in perfect condition. Their prices were much lower than other online growers I found, plus they even had a Kalamata that no one else had available. Bay Flora is a grower-only with no retail location, but they had some interesting varieties like jujube, caper bush, Japanese sour plum, etc. As California regulates shipments from out of state nurseries, I felt lucky to find a tree grower with well-priced quality trees. I don't know what outside states they may ship to... Your thoughts and observations are incredibly grounded and sensible. Thank you for breaking down the details so clearly.

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

I bought a Eureka lemon tree from a local nursery and it was $50. Home Depot had other varieties of similar size for around $42 I think, but I wanted Eureka. I want a lime too, but both because of cost and space I might try grafting it. I just watched your video on that subject. It's very intimidating but that's what research is for. You are a good inspiration. I hope you are doing ok with these shorter days. We're still a month away from winter solstice and it's insane how short the days already are. I worry about you. Please hug Dale for me and remember the long days will return.

[@farmermarshall]

Check Lowe's. Their lime trees were on clearance last week.

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

@@farmermarshall ...aaaand now I have a lime tree. Thanks!

[@farmermarshall]

@@ObsessiveAboutCats always happy to help!

[@sylvia10101]

Thank you for the list of nurseries! That is very helpful MG! 😊👍👍 Great video too! Go Dale!! 👍

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! There are a lot of great places out there to support.

[@06075345]

I believe these price hikes are unjustified.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I wish, but they are across the board with nurseries. I doubt all the online nurseries got together and colluded. It seems pretty uniform across the board, which implies it is due to fixed cost increases.

[@haciendaadelia5278]

Not at Briteleaf where $15 still gets a nice rooted cutting and $25 gets a nice 3 foot citrus tree.😊

[@ivanguajardo7111]

You should start promoting growing seedlings and propagation techniques, and grafting. Also promote soil health to minimize or eliminate fertilizers. There are soooo many examples of thriving food forests and orchards that don't use fertilizers.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I do have videos on grafting. The problem with grafting is you need to have rootstock available, and for many trees, you need very specific rootstock. For example, if I were to plant peaches in my area, I need rootstock that is both nematode resistant and resistant to Peach Tree Short Life disease. You need to have them on-hand and ready to go at about 1/2-3/4" in diameter. Then, you need a place where the scionwood is available at the exact time you're ready to graft. It's just really challenging. In order to have a strong grafting operation going, you need to have the mother trees planted around your property to take wood from. It's a major undertaking. A person that simply wants a new fruit tree needs to just buy a grafted tree, because the time, preparation and expense to source and prepare all these things isn't reasonable. I recommend starting annual vegetables from seed and propagating figs by cutting since they root easily and you don't need a rootstock variety, but when it comes to sourcing new varieties, you just have to buy a tree. I suppose a gardener could self-propagate trees they already have if you don't mind having numerous varieties of the same tree, but for a little backyard like mine, I would personally be bored by it.

[@richardkut3976]

Dave Wilson Nursery Excellent Trees. Clealrance sales are great.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I don't think you can order direct from Dave Wilson. They sell to nurseries. Many of the nurseries I listed sell Dave Wilson trees.

[@pamelamercado6902]

Unfortunately everything you said was absolutely true You might also take in consideration the weather to hot in some areas other areas to much rain disease and especially with citrus trees they're short on root stocks in many areas. Knowing this info I ordered abundance of root stocks. I sold my 2-year-old fruit and citrus trees recently I sold them for $50 a piece I had so many people I did not have enough trees I sold 86. On the first day I went to a big box store and seeing what their prices were just for saplings and was shocked. I had a variety apples peaches plums and many verities of citrus. I think your info was really good 😊

[@tammybyrd1054]

Great video! Int he long run it's still a very, very good investment. I got my meyer lemon tree on clearance a couple years ago for less than 10.00. Hoping to get my homestead next year and the first things going in....FRUIT TREES!!! As many as I can get my hands on and berry bushes etc.

[@bunkernate]

Your right. This is as cheap as anything will be.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Unfortunately, the “best” time to buy is usually now.

[@dustyflats3832]

The reasons for increases all true. Many needed higher wages, but at the same time rent, food, ect all increased so no one is better off than before and fixed income households suffer. I said, OMG! The prices are going to be too high. Order from companies that offer free shipping. A lot of employers around here say they can’t find employees and ones that will show up. To get fruit they need to be planted ASAP! Don’t know if it’s possible to get fruit here because the weather is too hot too long in spring and then it freezes and kills them. I have a variety but they are slow to grow. I think it was you who shaded the plants in spring to slow bud break. The only co I recognized that you listed was Stark Bros. What concerns me about nurseries is where are the plants being shipped from. In the north Z5a it’s a concern because of hardiness and of course when they are shipped. I’ve never planted in the Fall until this year and hope the trees survive because they came from SC. Our local seed/plant company now gets their plants from MO 😮. Watch the warranties offered by companies because many have changed. The trees I just ordered were I think 30 days so I did pay for extended warranty because how will I know if they survive as we head into winter. Many companies offer 3 mos when it use to be a year.

[@nickbushta282]

THANKS! Best wishes! Love your pooch Dale XO

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@dgalan205]

You missed a key factor on inflation, and the is corporate GREED!! Look at Big Mac index, where workers in Scandinavian countries make a living wage and the prices have not gone up for things like a big Mac. Corporate GREED and the broken system we have here are a big reason prices have gone up

[@gg-gn3re]

yep. It's literally all corporate greed. We run manufacturing and several other things and nothing has actually gone up in price on bottom line materials. All of the shelf stuff has gone up substantially, though.

[@cathyl4622]

I'm so mad that I had the opportunity to get my 2 trees this past summer but didn't have the truck to grab them. I went back 2 weeks later and it looked like they weren't watered once since I last saw them. Mostly defolliated with a few crispy leaves left.

[@funkibloo3811]

😢

[@paulmoss7940]

I live in central NC , but have property near you. Last year the best deals I saw on fruit trees here was at.....Food Lion. I got 2 pink ladies 6-7 ft 3 gallon for 18 bucks each. Will see what they are next spring. My best fruit trees are Fuyu persimmons. I have muscadines from Georgia and hybrid chestnuts on my mini farm. I wish I had planted pecans on my coastal property years ago.

[@leondoud6395]

Did you find your persimmon trees in NC?

[@paulmoss7940]

@@leondoud6395 Yes, search Joyner blueberry farm Belews Creek NC

[@joealta3450]

Up yes... but double!?!? You are a smart man. This video is not about the price of fruit trees. (I mean, it is but it isn't. It's about a bigger problem) Thank you for making a much larger point. That said, in Canada one wouldn't generally find one of these trees for $200. It's gross. I feel for people who can't grow any of their own food. The first time I saw a $5 head of lettuce at the store that was it for me... I believe growers should be trading more plant stock. Thank you for making this video.

[@dominicherrera4610]

I work in a nursery!!! I take care of all the trees, shrubs ,bushes. And that is the main thing. I tell them that these are investments in your future And the future of their kids.

[@baneverything5580]

I`m ordering an O`Roark fig tree for Louisiana from Edible Landscape. Ripens very early in Louisiana and continues to produce until frost. Thanks!

[@oldmanfigs]

This is why your the best.

[@jsmith0280]

Howdy from Houston, TX. Well said! Good info! :)

[@telasims233]

Im Subscribing, you have given the BEST advice.. i watch you all the time, but i only subscribed to garderners in my climate.. this is not clear to me, but, we both live in zone 8A.. im in Georgia, and you're in NC??? the influencers in GA, their advice failed every time?? so i guess this Georgian is getting tips from NC. and thank you for sharing all of your research with us..

[@nc8524]

Thanks for the fruit tree store list!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@KelechisOrganicFruitGarden]

I noticed that a few days ago as well. It’s insane