Transporting an 8ft Honeycrisp?
Hi! My cousin is digging up some 8ft (and taller) apple trees from some orchard land they just bought (Western Wisconsin) and selling them for $25 each! We've been wantong to start a little backyard orchard, and this might be our chance!
I live 3.5 hours away, unfortunately, but I have a brother in law that could possibly deliver it--we'd pay his gas money--about $180. ($230 total for two big trees)
Some questions:
With the root ball, do you think these could fit in the bed of a standard/smallish truck?
Would they survive transport ok?
Could these trees be pruned to be easier to transport?
Would you expect these trees to bear fruit this year or next year or would it take longer? If they take longer anyways, we might as well just buy some smaller trees.
What would be the normal cost of a similarly sized tree?