Looking for Large Lilacs and Rose Of Sharons.?

Question

I have sold my home and dread parting with my mature flowering trees so I was looking for a mail order company that sells larger/older trees for my vacant property. I know of several mail order nurseries, but I was looking for one that sold larger ones. I do realize the shipping will cost more with larger plants but I think its worth it so I can enjoy the trees sooner. A couple feet tall vs. inches.

Answer 1

Hi - I got 75 Rose of Sharons from Burgess for a hedge - http://www.eburgess.com/index.asp They are a really cheap / low cost company. They sell both 2' and 4' plants. I got the small ones and within 2 years they were full size (bigger than me). I wouldn't worry about buying big plants - the transplant shock is harder on them. I bought small $5 evergreens from home depot while my neighbor brough in huge $75 ones. 3 years later mine grew to his size and his are virtually the same size.

Good Luck

Answer 2

I am not familiar with Rose of Sharon, as they do not grow in my horticultural zone. Licals have plusses and minuses: - The fragrant is to DIE for in spring. - The foliage is lovely. - Some varieties, especially the Common Lilac, sucker and can be a nuisance to keep well-groomed. If you have a long droughty period, they can send those suckers out yards from the main trunk looking for water. - Despite all that, nothing says "Spring is here" like an armful of lilac blossoms on the coffee table, filling the living room with their sweet toe-curling scent. Our lilac grows outside our bedroom window, so we get the benefit there too, as well as every time we walk by it when it's in bloom.

Answer 3

Here are 121 from Parks Seed Co, click this link:

http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=10101&langId=-1&SearchText=trees&mainPage=textsearchresults&RequestType=NewRequest&go.x=11&go.y=7

Answer 4

Shipping would be a bugger! Your best bet is to find your local major nursery....or contact a landscape designer or contractor.......and see what is available in a 10 or 15 gallon size. Remember the wholesaler will also be paying the freight and pass it on to you. How wonderful if you live where plants are still grown locally. You could find a nursery that had a balled and burlaped plant for you. Not real common anymore.

Actually the time advantage isn't as great as you imagine. Bigger plants have much bigger roots........more of which are cut for transplanting (ball and burlap) or may have begun circling inside the container (not good). So the plant will spend extra seasons getting new roots reestablished before growth can resume. At least with threes, there's very little advantage to buying a higher caliper (tree diameter) tree than one smaller as the smaller will often reestablish faster than the larger due to less root loss.

You are right, a one-three gallon shrub is tiny. By 5 they are getting size and once in awhile you'll fine a 7. Beyond that they are rare.......and heavy......think 50+ lbs. You'd have the best luck getting the largest you can find locally and providing ideal planting location and care towards after planting.