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    4.1 (48 reviews)
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    On the left next to stairs, the dwarf palm. 29 years, 3 moves from Bay Area to Oregon to Laguna later; and it's still thriving!
    Craig G.

    I wish I had land.... well sorta. If I did their variety of avocado fruit n citrus tress look awesome! I was there looking for indoor plants. Not a lot of choices. I remember 29 years ago having just moved into a single family home in Marina Bay, we purchased 3 palm trees from here. The idea was to plant them in the ground in out back yard as well as one out front. That was until I found out my company wanted to transfer me to Portland OR. I went back and asked how the palms would transition to the Oregon climate. I was told the two may be ok if we covered them in the winter with clear plastic while the odd ball one will handle it no problem. ( sorry odd ball is my non technical term for the one we planned to place out front. A dwarf that wouldn't get too big). We still kept them in the original wood and metal crates, and shipped them with our belongings to Beaverton. Well after 4 years in Oregon, wound up loosing one of the fan palms. But the dwarf and the other fan palm made it to sunny Southern California where we lived for 20 years. The fan palm box finally collapsed through the two moves and we planted it in the breezeway Behind the house. The dwarf fan got permanently placed in a planter box in the front of the Laguna house. So I'm happy to report (unless google hasn't updated it) That dwarf palm thrives on actually growing rather outta control still 29 years to this day. At the end of the day to me, to me part the California dream is to have palm trees on your property. Nice to know these proved to be healthy happy reminders as their roots are firmly back in California soil .

    Suz O.

    These guys are pros! I've been coming here for years checking out their products and dreaming of finally having my own place to plant some avocados. The day finally came recently, and I came here to pick up a type A and type B tree. The staff was really helpful in answering questions. They also ensured I knew the best method to transplant without damaging the rootball. AND they loaded everything into my SUV for me, without me having to ask for help. I'm generally strong but am nursing an injury and greatly appreciated not having to do any heavy lifting myself. My trees are already in the ground and I am so glad I chose to come here.

    All a bit sun damaged !
    Ellie O.

    I wish I could like this Nursery. Several weird things ! Apparently if u call or email to discuss purchasing, and you are a woman , they ask u to pay $100 bucks to talk about inventory . This is so strange . I only was inquiring about certain species & pricing . I had my SO , call and what a surprise, no fee was requested ? Seriously. He proceeded to e mail also , again no fee was requested. Now , maybe , these two gents , have had time wasted , W female customers ? I don't know . And they implemented this policy ? I told him , I do not have 100 bucks worth of questions . For some lame reason , I drove over . Not impressed . They proceeded to Immediately , act like I was at a car dealership. They had no idea , I knew my stuff & they were lying about value and rarity . It was creepy . They also rather rudely drive a forklift around , so close to shoppers , the entire experience was so odd . Weird They are enthusiastic & I don't see why they decided to approach this business w such weirdness . The prettiest part is the outdoor furniture , which seemed like it was maybe separate from the nursery, cause it was displayed so professionally , compared to the demeanor these two exhibit . I was a buyer , I spent three grand elsewhere . Foolish are they ! Charging female customers, not male ? To discuss a purchase, I also asked , if the fee would apply to my purchase, nope ! No way . These two sharks , Better rethink this approach. Is this legal ? Hmmm I don't think so . Very odd and Actually unusual . I do give two stars Some inventory was decent looking & I think if u are a man U might have a better experience . Seriously , unbelievable. I Highly recommend, " jungle Bamboo and Palms " Andy , it's like night and day ! The nicest lot & the olive trees and so many species of bamboo . He also , gives you utter space , to roam and is available when u are ready . No fees ! And all such healthy and happy plants . It's a gorgeous nursery. This guy also , is full of knowledge, that's not BS .

    Sago Palm
    Brenda L.

    We met Jorge at Golden Gate Palms and he represented the company very professionally. We purchased a palm using his guidance and will be returning when the weather warms up. If you ever need anything special for your yard this is the place to go.

    new tree being hoisted over it's new home
    Tony Y.

    Gary the owner charged me a decent amount to come out and consult, the fee being refundable to tree purchase. Fair enough, he's in Livermore, I'm in San Jose, he could spend 100% of his time on long drives for every single interested prospect. He came out and spent a good amount of time looking at my two queen palms, one of which was sick and the other reasonably healthy. Gary gave me a complete diagnosis of both trees and the possibility of remove/replace of the sick tree. I learned alot about how to care for these trees, I wish the original landscape installer had told me half of these things. Gary took lots of pics, looked carefully at the trunk shape, frond shape, etc... He went back and found a good match and installed it this morning. Took like two hours from arrival to departure, and left very little mess, no landscape or lighting damage. Replacement tree is much greener than my other current healthy tree. Gary went over the feeding and care of these, which was much more detailed than the scant directions I got the first time. Basically if you're going to invest lots of money in these trees, understand how to care for them. Gary goes into extensive detail on that, for which I'm grateful. He also provided a bag of special palm fertilizer which I could not seem to acquire from anywhere else. So far, the first day of the new tree, the whole experience has been great. I think the price was fair, from what I remember of the first tree purchase/install, quite fair all told.

    Palm trees!  Palm trees!  Palm trees! I think these are Norfolk Island Palms.

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    Beautiful variety a lot of different plants very knowledgeable staff in addition to being very friendly

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    Great place to do business with. I bought a medium avacado. It is doing very well.

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    Great customer service. Employees really know what they're talking about! Kyle is awesome!

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