I recently placed an order with Uncle Kens Farm on Etsy, and I have to say I was very happy with my package. The plants were packaged very well, and arrived in beautiful condition. Each pot had a layer of wood chips at the top that kept the soil in place, each pot was then securely wrapped up, and finally they were each taped to the inside of the box. The plants looked so good upon opening the box it is hard to imagine they went through the mail system at all. At the time I placed my order they were offering 6-8" cinnamon trees, and mine was almost 8" tall and had a lovely shape to it. My Black Sapote/Chocolate Pudding Fruit tree was a little taller than that, and it also had a lovely shape. The trees did not come with any labels in the pots, but it was easy to tell which one was which.
These were organically grown, which I thought was really nice. And I also loved the fact that they are both seed grown. I know cuttings can give you a great copy of the mother tree, but sometimes it is really nice to have a seed grown tree. Where it naturally grows as a whole tree from start to finish. With its own full root system, and a trunk that does not have the "cutting look" at the beginning.
Each tree also came with a care paper, which was very handy. And I was very impressed with all of the certificate info on the back of the papers. It says how they are a serious nursery and get inspected yearly, and there are copies of about 3 certificates showing that they can ship to places like California and Texas.
Overall I had a wonderful time ordering from Uncle Kens Farm, and I highly recommend them. Come spring I may have to place another order for some more lovely plants from them....
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