| We accept orders by: |
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Mail: |
Fedco Trees
PO Box 520
Waterville, ME 04903 |
Online: |
Searchable Catalog |
Discount
deadline: January 18, 2013.
Final order deadline: March 8, 2013. |
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We accept
payment by:
Check, Money order, Visa, MasterCard or Discover |
Shipping
begins in April.
Tree Sale for preorder customers:
April 26-27, 2013 (9 AM-3 PM).
Tree Sale for the public:
May 3-4, 2013 (9 AM-3 PM). |
| Our Variety Descriptions
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All trees and plants are bare-rooted
(except where noted), and even a large order can fit into a
station wagon. All fruit and nut trees are well-rooted, 1/4-7/8"
in diameter. Fruit trees are grafted onto the hardiest standard-sized
rootstocks available, except for our new apple offerings on
dwarfing (size controlling) rootstock. Standard trees are
stronger rooted, hardier, and longer lived than dwarf or semi-dwarf
trees. You can keep a tree on standard rootstock small by
keeping it pruned.
For fruit trees and berries, the exact dates of peak
ripeness will vary from place to place.
The zone hardiness rating will aid you in
determining whether a plant will be hardy for you. The average
minimum temperature in your area determines your zone. See
the chart below. Apple descriptions have minimum and maximum
zones because apples typically need cold climates to produce
the best fruit. Your own soil conditions, microclimate and
topography will be equally important in determining the best
varieties for you.
Please note pollination requirements for
fruits, nuts and berries. Some plants are self-pollinating,
others require a second plant for pollination, and others
require a plant of a second variety.
We strive to give you accurate information about all the
plants we sell. If you notice inaccuracies, please let us
know.
John Bunker, Lauren Cormier and Jen Reis write the tree and
shrub descriptions; Lauren Childs and Susan Kiralis write
tender bulb and perennial descriptions.
| USDA
Hardiness
Zone |
Average
Minimum
Temperature |
| 2 |
-50° to -40° |
| 3 |
-40° to -30° |
| 4 |
-30° to -20° |
| 5 |
-20° to -10° |
| 6 |
-10° to 0° |
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| Maine sales tax |
For Maine residents and pickups only.
Please add 5% sales tax. |
| Handling
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We charge $10 for handling if you adjust
your order. Additions, deletions and cancellations
are costly for us to process. You are welcome to place as many
separate orders as you wish. |
| Discounts & Deadlines
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Discount deadline is Friday,
January 18, 2013. Sorry, no volume discounts on later
orders. Discounts apply only to orders shipped to one address.
| over $200 |
10% discount |
| over $400 |
15% discount |
| over $1000 |
20% discount |
Final order deadline is March 8, 2013. |
Shipping |
We ship most orders via
UPS beginning in early April, continuing for about
10 days, timed according to planting zone. Our last regular
shipping date is around April 12. We will have a special late
shipping date around May 1. We do not ship at other times.
We strive to make our shipping charges fair,
and it is a challenge. Since most packages we send with trees
and shrubs are subject to expensive charges for oversized
boxes and heavy weights, we are starting a new category of
small and light items that cost less to ship.
Regular UPS shipping charges: Shipping is
a percentage of your adjusted total with the following minimums:
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| Area |
Minimum |
Rate |
| New England |
$18 |
12% over $150 |
| NY, NJ and PA |
$20 |
12% over $167 |
| All other states |
$25 |
12% over $208 |
| Shipments to Alaska
go via USPS Priority Mail. |
| Alaska |
$25 |
20% over $125 |
| Please include a postal address.
This rate also applies to anyone in the lower 48 who requires
postal delivery. |
Small & Light shipping:
If you order only items with stock numbers
beginning with "L": perennials, bulbs, strawberries,
rhubarb, hops, asparagus, horseradish, groundnut, books, agri-gel.
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| Area |
Minimum |
Rate |
| S&L to all states |
$10 |
12% over $83 |
If you order any
other items in addition to these, you must
pay the regular shipping charges.
If you require a specific ship date during
our regular shipping time, or late shipment around May 1,
we charge an additional $15 to cover
our extra handling costs. |
| Pickups
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Pick your order up at our annual Tree
Sale at our new warehouse in Clinton, Maine. Friday
and Saturday, April 26-27, are reserved for preorder customers.
The second Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, we are open to the
public. Sale hours are
9:00 AM-3:00 PM each day. We will send you a pickup
reminder and map in April.
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| Surplus
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We will offer surplus for sale at the Tree Sale.
Sometimes we have stock left over after the Tree Sale, but never
after May 15th, when we shut down completely and go home to
plant. |
| Group orders
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By Mail, send us at one time all your members'
order forms with one payment and receive the individually
packaged orders at one address. The group total earns the
discount, if any. Use an additional order form for a group
cover sheet. Keep a copy of each member's order.
We also take group orders online. Click here
for details.
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