Fast Growing Trees

I was going to order 2 trees, but considering the comments, I won't waste my money.

Sadly, you are not the only one, check:

http://www.poloniainfo.com/fast-growing-trees-scam.html

I had the same experience, I am sorry I did not come here first to check them out. In my opinion they are one of the most unethical companies I have ever dealt with.

Consider yourself lucky. I planted two of these trees in 1998. They are now very tall, however, the root system is so shallow there are suckers that come up all over my lawn. They've killed off perennials around the trees, including two nice lilacs. The roots have also broken two fence posts. I wish I had never planted them. Now it's going to cost me thousands to have them removed.

$75 for this plant? They also did the same trick here: http://www.poloniainfo.com/fast-growing-trees-scam.html

I wish I saw this before I bought mine...

Wish I found this website before I ordered. Save your money! Go somewhere else.
I ordered my Maple with a 2-3 week delivery date. After 3 weeks with no tree and no update I called the 800 number. The 800 number advises to submit questions online. I did and got no reponse. So I called and got in line, long line that day as there were 10 complainers ahead of me. I finally got through and was told that the tree was just shipped to the NC site from there TN farm and it would come to me in 7-10 days because it need to get another few inches to meet the 5 feet requirement. Now what is that. Just let that sink in for a moment.. So I waited another 2 weeks with nothing coming. So I called again and was told it would be shipped in another 7 days. Finally 10 days later it came. No shipping confirmation as promined. When the box was opened, remember what I saide earlier, about it needing to grow another couple inches, I don't know what kind of growing seasons you all have down there, but that thing hasn't seen a shoot this year. The roots were DRY! they were wrapped in a plastic bag with no peat or spagnum to help hold SOME moisture on tose roots. That is poor nursery practice! I am not optimistic about this thing but I will baby it to try and get it to come out. Oh and the 3 free strawberry plants, ha, they didn't deliver on that either... instead I got a 15 dollar coupon because they ran out of strawberries, and the coupon could be used for my next purshase. That won'y be happening. Gotta go, heading to the BBB website.

I've learned my lesson. Paid more than 100$ for a supposedly 4-6ft crape myrtle.from fastgrowingtree.com and got a little twig no more than 3.5 ft long. For the same price, I would have gotten a full grown tree at a local nursery. I planted the twig anyway figuring that there was little chance of getting my money back without a lot of hassle. Four months later, the twig now has a few leaves but fast growing it is not!

Never ever again buying anything from fastgrowingtree.com!

I ordered an apple tree, received an apple stick. It was an overgrown sapling at best. Certainly not worth the $75 they charged. The top was broken and wilted and the main leader stem was completely pruned off. they told me to send it back (on my 3rd request for replacement.) Supervisor never called me back. Told them I wasn't going to waste any more money shipping this stick across the country. Stopped payment on my credit card. DO NOT BUY FROM FAST GROWING TREES. GO TO YOUR LOCAL NURSERY AND SAVE YOURSELF A MASSIVE HEADACHE. THIS PLACE SUCKS.

I am also disappointed in my purchases from fast-growing trees. My first was with the Norway Spruce trees that they shipped, the ad shows this big ful spruce trees and they ship you twigs; which died after being planted. My mother purchased trees for me to help create a privacy fence. It was a total of 7 willow hybrid trees that are advertised as being 5-7 feet tall. Well we received 5ft tall twigs; some without any leaves on them. We wish we had seen these reviews before purchasing anything from this company that ships twigs for high prices. Our Leyland Cypress trees are now dying as well; we planted those in the fall with planty of protection and mulch but the leaves are now turning brown and drying out like the Norway Spruces.

I completely agree with Kevin in NM. My order was half fine, half terrible, the customer service is the worst I've ever experienced, a bad-faith company ended up with some of my money they don't deserve, and I could have avoided the entire ordeal by not buying plants on-line in the first place. I ordered two plants: the ficus arrived in good shape, and the size was as advertised; the rhododendron arrived dead. I have many rhodies, know a dead rhody when I see one, know how to revive almost dead rhodies, know how to prep soil and give a good watering regimen in the dry Summers here. Fastgrowingtrees will not replace my plant, nor give me a refund. First they said: it's been over-watered (with ten leaves on the thing when it arrived, total), then they said: wait 2 - 3 weeks to see if it comes back. Then they said (after 3 weeks): we can't see the photo you are now attaching, we can't do anything. So this ugly dead thing has been in my landscape for 3+ weeks because I kept thinking they would honor their word. Nope. They win. They are con artists. Don't order from them.

I purchased a Meyer Lemon Tree for Mothers day. When I opened the box the tree was recieved in, I found the tree with withered leaves and a dry root ball. I planted the tree and watered it thinking that all it needed was a little TLC. I went to the website where it said to do a scratch test to see if the stem was still green and it was. The tree began to loose its leaves on day 5. I the customer service rep who told me to just continue to water it and it would perk up and buds would begin to form in the next two to three weeks. I called Fast Grwoing trees 3 weeks later to tell them the tree was pretty much dead and I wanted a replacement. I was told by the rep that because I hadn't called in the first 48 hrs that I would not recieve a 100% credit and they issued no refunds. I was told that if I submitted the replacement tree application that within 2 weeks someone would make a decision on whether they would issue a 75% voucher but that I the customer would have to pay shipping costs on the replacement tree. I spoke with Allison the customer service manager who stated that is their policy. Nowhere on their website does it indicate that you must call within 48 hrs, to recieve a 100% replacement. Fast Growing Trees misrepresents their policies. I found their customer service reps to be rude and Fast Growing Trees to be involved in deceptive practices. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THIS COMPANY. BELOW ARE PICS OF THE TREE I RECIEVED 2 DAYS AFTER RECIEVING.

I also got a willow tree and the trunk is about the size of a pencil. Maybe it will survive but this nursey doesn't seem to care about what kind of shape their things are in. I just had to add this to my previous comment.

Don't give them a chance to take advantage of you. Just don't order anything from them because they won't refund your money and if you decide to return something not up to par, they take a 25% restocking fee (when you had no part in the problem) and make you pay to ship it back to them.

I was told they sent me a hydranagea that was water damaged on the leaves by the excessive rain. If this is so, why wouldn't they mention on the website that their stock had water damage to give the consumer a chance to not deal with caring for a stressed plant. This is clearly deceptive advertising on their part if they know that and don't mention it on their website. They refuse to replace this because it is a "live plant" and should come back in 2-3 weeks. I would never, never do business with them again. Buyer Beware!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Soooooooooo much for posting your comments/complaints. I was browsing for a promo code and came across this website. I immediately deleted my order and hopefully I will be able to find a Little Gem in my local nursery; I live in St Pete FL, so I hope it wont be hard.