Source of good fruit trees

[geegee]

Growing on a purchased 2 or 3 year old fruit tree is always tricky, even when following all the expert planting and care guidance. I and clearly lots of others out there are experiencing problems. OK, we may not be experts, especially gardening in this climate, but I find getting hold of good healthy stock a real problem. I have not been impressed with the quality or performance of trees I bought from viveros near me (Soria in Antequera, large garden centre in Loja).

I long wistfully for the equivelent of the RHS Wisley garden centre where you know the stock is top quality, you receive expert advice and have a good choice of grafting stock and fruit varieties to suit your particular conditions. Without good stock you are onto a loser from the start, and given we lavish so much time and attention on the blighters only to have them die on us, I would gladly pay twice the price for good trees.

Does anyone have any specialist suppliers they know of or could recommend anywhere in Andalucia or even further?

[mhic]

Geegee.

I wanted a good peach tree and asked one of my neighbours to recommend a supplier he suggested Viveros Canerias (think thats the name) at Velez Malaga. Have to say I have been very pleased with it, heavy fruiter and the peaches are really something.

The same place was also recommended to a friend and he is also very happy with the trees he bought there.

Mhic.

[silver]

Viveros Guzman in Alhaurin de la torre is rated as one of the best viveros in Europe

[geegee]

Silver and Mhic, thats really great to know, maybe the viveros by me are just not very good! Both Alhaurin and Velez Malaga have a much more balmy climate than me, the only thing I would then worry about is whether the trees down on the coast would be too mollycoddled to cope with my climate but I can but try!! Thanks guys I will check them out next time I am that way.

Silver, where exactly in Alhaurin is Guzmans? I have passed through once or twice but failed to find it.

[Kamila]

I am not very keen on Viveros Guzman. I have bought a few orange/lemon trees and none of them are doing well. I have also bought quite a few plants from them and again, they are not doing well. But when I've bought plants and trees from a very small garden centre in Churriana, they are all doing well.

[silver]

http://www.viverosguzman.es/viveros.html click on ...ubicacion ..for map and details.