Here are some Frequently Asked Questions from our visitors:

If you do not see your question answered, feel free to give us a call or email us and we will do our best to give you the results you desire!

Q: Where are you located?
A: We are located in North San Diego County in a city called Vista, California.

Q: How do I order my trees?
A: We highly recommend that all our customers visit the nursery to personally pick-out their preferred trees. We can reserve some trees for you over the phone on a case-by-case basis, with full payment (please contact us about this option). We accept cash, checks (with a 10 business day hold), Visa, Mastercard, and Discover.

Q: Do you ship your trees?
A: No. We have found our trees fair far better when picked-up or delivered by your landscaper. We recommend every customer visit the nursery and personally choose their trees.

Q: Do you delivery trees?

A: Short answer: Yes, but at this time limited. Unfortunately, we lost our delivery team during the pandemic, but we are trying to offer the service for larger orders (with a $10k minimum). Please contact us or ask in-person if you need to arrange delivery. It is usually a cheaper option to rent a truck for part of the day or have your landscaper pick the trees up, since they will be doing the planting for you and are equipped to deliver larger trees. The price is dependent on the number of large trees being delivered. If possible, we will try to combine deliveries and save you money in the process.

Q: When can I stop by the Nursery? Do I need to make an appointment?
A: No appointments necessary — just stop by between 9am and 4pm Tuesday through Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays! Feel free to email us anytime with pricing or tree specific questions at info@tropicalfruittrees.com or through our contact page. If you need to make an appointment, where you might need more time for a larger order, you are welcome to contact us to do so.

Q: How do I get to your nursery?
A: When you are ready to visit our nursery plug in our address 2081 Elevado Road, Vista, CA 92084 into your favorite map app and it’ll bring you right up our driveway where there is parking at the top just to the right side.

Q: Does everyone get Sale Pricing? 
A: Of course! While we have a sale running, even though we most commonly sell to landscapers, contractors, and developers, homeowners working with their contractors are welcome to view our inventory and all we have on sale in person, as we are happy to help with recommendations for your project.

Q: Do you sell soil or other gardening tools?
A: We do not sell soil or fertilizer, but we have some great recommendations on where to find it from licensed sellers for your trees. There are a few odds and ends that we have at wholesale prices like PH testers and moisture readers for your soil. If you are looking for something for your garden, vineyard, grove, etc., do not hesitate to ask! We are always happy to point our customers in the right direction for whatever supplies they need for their property. We mainly specialize in growing and cultivating large tropical fruit trees, both exotic and some more common (but not in this part of the world!). We also have an incredible selection of stone fruit, sub-tropical trees, grapes, flowers, nuts, and some lavish varieties of berries that you won’t generally find in your local stores.

Q: Can you recommend a good landscaper? 
A: Our specialty is growing fruit trees on a wholesale scale, and while we do business with many landscapers, and can give a few recommendations, it is better that you find one that you are comfortable with and knows how to work on your type of property. Call a few different landscapers with good ratings and get a feel for them with some questions that are specific to your project and what you want to get out of your planting experience in the end.

Q: I have a contractor's license. How do I get a contractor's price?
A: All of our customers get the same wholesale price. There may be some small discounts when very large quantities (hundreds) of single trees are purchased under contract at the same time. Please inquire at the nursery.

Q: What sizes of trees do you offer?
A: Most trees start in a 15 gallon size, but a few are available in a 5 gallon size. Please contact us for exact specifications. Other sizes we offer: 25 gallon, 20” box, 24” box, 45 gallon, 30” box, 65 gallon. We also have some very large specimens in 100 gallon sizes.

Q: When will my fruit tree produce fruit? 
A: Once your tree has been planted on your property it will need the first year to establish its root system and probably will not produce any fruit that year, but sometimes they still do. Typically, the second and third year the tree will become strong enough to begin fruiting. There are certainly exceptions. We specialize in having most of our fruit trees having fruit on them in most sizes that we offer. Of course, it completely depends on the variety and age, but you will be surprised by the very high percentage of fruiting age trees we have at the nursery!

Q: What is the ideal climate for your trees?
A: Our inventory will grow well throughout the Southern California climate and in temperatures ranging from 30 degrees to 110 degrees. Also, parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada are possibly conducive to growing many of our fruit trees. Please inquire for more information.

Q: When will you get more trees? 
A: We are a wholesale nursery growing trees throughout the year. If you are looking for something specific that is not quite big enough yet or it is simply out of stock in the desired size, feel free to leave us your name and number and we can contact you when you're desired tree is ready for sale.

Q: Do you have more than one location? Possibly near L.A.? 
A: No, we only have a single location in Vista, California. Sadly, since we have been around for over 30 years, there are several nurseries in North County, LA, and Orange county that try to use our name or likeness in order to sell their trees. We have had issues in the past with customers calling us from other nurseries, even in Vista, where the nursery is pretending to be an affiliate of our that is selling our high quality stock, when they are unfortunately sourcing them from less credible places. If you are looking to get genuine, high quality and cared after rare trees that our family has poured our hearts and souls into for two generations, please come down to visit us in Vista and support our original growing grounds. I promise you, you will not be disappointed by this little magical garden hidden in the hills of northern San Diego!