Whats the most you've ever paid for a fruiting tree

Im trying to make myself feel better :)

probably close to $40 ?  but I can't remember which fruit tree it was.  It was likely one of the apples we ordered from Starks a couple years ago that was older.

I think it all balances out though with the ones I've begun from seed, peaches especially, and the wild fruit and the ones that have been much less expensive.

I forgot the figs....I never bought any for years.  I always took cuttings and was given others BUT last year I bought two new varieties for $20 each from someone south of here.  One did not make it the winter so the other is even more precious.  I'll do some cuttings now and that $20 will be divided up among many trees.

Can you tell us what you bought?

Jason, does it make you feel any better if I say that I don't want to talk about it?

Judith, you mentioned figs which reminds me of what I've seen others pay....I've seen auctions for hard to get fig varieties go for over $1500.  I always wondered if that was actually money laundering going on :)

50+ is all I'm going to say!!! It was a jabuticaba in a pot that fruits reliably, and I do not regret my investment!
(I've seen them for WAY more since then)

I also paid 20 each for 3 moringas, and I have not gotten to eat a single leaf yet. (one went into critical mode and i'm nursing it back to health). I also just paid 5 bucks for the saddest little lovage plant you've ever seen, but it was the only one they had and I will be a monkey's uncle if I can't get a lovage to grow here (they are not common). The nursery people love to see me coming, I'm a sucker.

$45 is the most I've paid if memory serves me correct.

i don’t think i’ve gone above $40. i’ve mostly tried really hard to find cheaper rootstocks and scion and graft a bunch of the things that can go for more.

figs can be propagated so easily that i’ve always been pretty offended by the usually excessive prices on them. just some cuttings, thanks!

In Canada everything is more expensive, a small bareroot apple tree from an online source is $50. But a larger tree from local nurseries are anywhere from $130 to $200 or more. I think the highest I've paid was around $70 but now only get the small bareroot ones.

I've paid $59 for a Redfree apple (free shipping) because I'm stubborn and really wanted that specific apple tree for it's genetics and flowing time compatibility with my Enterprise apple.

Alot of you make me feel just a little better and some a little worst. Ill talk about it on Monday when I get back

Tereza Okava wrote:50+ is all I'm going to say!!! It was a jabuticaba in a pot that fruits reliably, and I do not regret my investment!
(I've seen them for WAY more since then)

I also paid 20 each for 3 moringas, and I have not gotten to eat a single leaf yet. (one went into critical mode and i'm nursing it back to health). I also just paid 5 bucks for the saddest little lovage plant you've ever seen, but it was the only one they had and I will be a monkey's uncle if I can't get a lovage to grow here (they are not common). The nursery people love to see me coming, I'm a sucker.

I would send you moringa for the cost of postage. More than I'll ever need

Judith Browning wrote:probably close to $40 ?  but I can't remember which fruit tree it was.  It was likely one of the apples we ordered from Starks a couple years ago that was older.

I think it all balances out though with the ones I've begun from seed, peaches especially, and the wild fruit and the ones that have been much less expensive.

I forgot the figs....I never bought any for years.  I always took cuttings and was given others BUT last year I bought two new varieties for $20 each from someone south of here.  One did not make it the winter so the other is even more precious.  I'll do some cuttings now and that $20 will be divided up among many trees.

Can you tell us what you bought?

Just recently 2 che for too much

Greg Martin wrote:Jason, does it make you feel any better if I say that I don't want to talk about it?

Judith, you mentioned figs which reminds me of what I've seen others pay....I've seen auctions for hard to get fig varieties go for over $1500.  I always wondered if that was actually money laundering going on :)

Much better thanks

Marc Dube wrote:In Canada everything is more expensive, a small bareroot apple tree from an online source is $50. But a larger tree from local nurseries are anywhere from $130 to $200 or more. I think the highest I've paid was around $70 but now only get the small bareroot ones.

Thanks. I do feel better

it’s also a size/time thing. bigger spendier trees are probably going to yield a lot sooner. if i was doing che i’d find osage orange rootstocks, preferably small and many, and buy some scion, probably $6 per stick that will yield 2 or 3 trees each once grafted...but then i’d be waiting 3-6 years before getting any fruit. how much of a waiting game you wanna play factors into it too.

Jason Walter wrote:
I would send you moringa for the cost of postage. More than I'll ever need

You're very kind. If our overlords would allow import of moringa, or plant materials of any type, or if we had a functioning postal system, I would be on that in the hot minute.
That lacking, I'm dealing with shady moringa dealers until my plants get happy and I have my own stash. (I am not even kidding, I had to Whatsapp a guy and say a special code word before getting the address of the local secret moringa production den... the government officially banned anything made from or containing moringa in 2019, claiming it's not been proven safe. The plant grows relatively well here and is not uncommon so it's just a question of knowing someone. Selling plants is a gray area)

Matt Todd wrote:I've paid $59 for a Redfree apple (free shipping) because I'm stubborn and really wanted that specific apple tree for it's genetics and flowing time compatibility with my Enterprise apple.

I have some mature Redfree apple trees and the flavor is amazing.  I think you will be glad you made that choice.  

Pretty sure it was 49.99 (and then 9% tax added to it, so more like $60) for a Vern's Brown Turkey fig tree. It dies back every winter and does not do well. I bought it with my birthday money, and I'm still pretty bummed about it.  

I’VE SPENT WAY MORE THAN THAT. And I’m not proud of it, and I’m not happy about it. Hell, do you think theres a single fruit tree for sale anywhere around here for less than 40$? No way. Weeping Mulberry was the speediest and frankly I just really wanted mulberry and there were literally no other mulberries around. It was close to 200. The Persimmon I got was over 90 - It was the only one I’ve ever seen here. Now, this is in CAD not USD, so its about 20% less crazy than it sounds — and yet its still completely crazy. 60$ CAD is probably considered a “normal” price for a fruit tree around here.

Nicole - there’s a lot of other fig varieties that you could try. Desert king fruits reliably for me and I’m not that far away from you if I remember right. DK cuttings can be bought for practically nothing. I’m trialing a few other varieties to see what works.

The most I’ve paid is about $200 for an already fruiting Granny Smith tree. I learned a valuable lesson though. It was my first tree. It also had tons of problems. I like buying whips now and letting them get well established before fruiting. :-)