Stark Bro's Nurseries & Orchards Co.Reviews of starkbros.com

2 of the 6 fruit trees purchased died. Not happy with the quality of the trees would have been better off purchasing at Lowes, Home Depot, or a local nursery. These trees were more expensive than some of my local options I expected trees that were of better quality and bigger in size. Unfortunately, I waited too long and missed the refund window by a month will never purchase from this company again.

I purchased 10 semi dwarf apple trees 13 years ago from Stark Bro's. After hiring someone to dig the holes (lots of $), purchasing soil and fertilizer I cared for and waited for the apples to grow. I saw the first one 4 years later. Although I was told they were disease resistant they were not. No matter what I did these apples (which were few) were highly diseased and deformed. After putting so much time effort and money into these trees I contacted an Arborist last year. I was told these trees (semi dwarf) only last for 10-15 years. This was news to me. Their catalog did not mention this very important info. neither did their customer service rep. when I placed the order. I would have never purchased, went through all this trouble, waiting and financial loss had I known or been told. This was a huge investment for me. All I wanted was to pick my own apples in my yard. After I was told the info. on their short life span I contacted them. No apology. Just to do a hard cutting and hope for the best. These trees are crap and I'm devastated. I also purchased multiple blueberry bushes from them at the same time as apples. Terrible. And I purchased a fig tree. It was not in my zone. I told rep. this and she said just put it in the garage in winter and cover. I did. Tree was dead in spring. Contacted them and was told I probably got a bad one. They sent another and the same thing happened. I ordered 3 plum bushes, now 13 yrs. old and only produce plums less than the size of a small marble. What a waste!

they sent me wet almost dead plants... when we opened the box they smelled rotten..,

Stark sent me no instructions, just qr code crap I will never own a spy microwave agent radiation trash phone.

I’m very sad to write a poor review considering I found them amazing up until last year when I received dead trees after dead trees and have still been refused a refund. Up until last year, they were absolutely the best. I have no idea what happened but I have spoken to half a dozen people, half a dozen calls, absolutely assured they’d honor their refund policy, but no refund. I can say they used to be one of the finest nurseries I have ever dealt with. I hope they pull it together, but for now, I can’t recommend them.