1)

From which fruit tree nursery firms or brokers do you normally buy trees?

Which, if any, of these firms stand out as your preferred or primary fruit tree provider?

Why?

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4)

On average, how many trees do you plant each year?

Of the trees you planted this season, what percentage were fill-in or replacement trees for existing plantings?

What percentage was planted as a new or renewed block?

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6)

Please list others or club varieties here

7)

List other rootstocks here

8)

What APPLE varieties and/or rootstocks, if any, have you had difficulty obtaining?

9)

List other varieties here

10)

List other rootstocks here

11)

List Asians Here

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13)

Which fruit varieties do you feel will be the most profitable in the future?

Apples

Cherries

Pears

Peaches

Apricots

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15)

Which information source, in your opinion, provides you with the most valuable horticultural information?

(please rank them, 1 - 13, in the appropriate blanks)

American Fruit Grower

Capital Press

The Grower

Hort Publications

Good Fruit Grower

Fruit Growers News

Western Fruit Grower

Local Newspaper

Radio

Internet

Facebook

Twitter

freshplaza.com

16)

What influences your decision to purchase fruit trees from a specific nursery?

Email (optional)

Fruit Grower Questionnaire