hey shady ... welcome to GW ...

there are a series of posts.. by FFB.. firefighterboy.. about online retailers ... try his name and something or another in the GW search box ...

i suggest you find a local arborteum.. and visit.. to see what will grow in your area ... the further south you go.. the less likely the abies ???.. whats the middle latin name??? ... the less likely they will thrive .. hence a local visit to a tagged collection ...

the hunt.. is part of the fun.. but let me tell you.. they are always coming out with new names.. and sometimes its hard to find the old names .... so try to find 'the look' .. but dont get caught on specific names ...

link to intro to conifers ... as trees.. they never really stop growing.. size estimates are at 10 years .... its all about annual growth rate.. and how fast they make it to the listed mature size.. and how fast they go right past .... predict double the size in 20 years ... but let me make it very clear.. us hardcore.. would rather you buy something that will thrill you for 10 or 15 years.. and then get rid of it.. instead of buying something that 'fits' ....

good luck

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: intro

Thanks for the response. I cant seem to find anyone with that username?

I'm a youngin' but hardly a boy!

Here's a thread he's referring to and I think it has links to the other reviews I did a few years ago. I think I reviewed about 15 nurseries. There are more recent ones too, you can try searching here for 'nursery review' as well.

Happy hunting. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Online nursery reviews(links to others as well)

Thanks! I really appreciate it!