Comments regarding Pense Nursery

Just wanted to add my comments. I had already sent an order in to Pense Nurseries before I found this page. I started to read the comments and was I was pleased at what I was reading until I got to the year 2000 comments. I started to worry. Pense had charged my card on the 8th of March even though I had told them not to ship until any time after the 20th. I found this page while at work on the 23rd and reading the last couple of comments I got nervous. Shouldn't have. I got home from work that day and there was the box from Pense. It had my proper order of blueberry plants, 20 of them, in 4 different varieties. At least I know there are at least 20 plants there, there may be more since I haven't had time to separate them yet. The soil they are in was nice and moist andthe plants look healthy and vigorous. The are at least a foot higher than the 3 year old plants I bought locally last year at 4 times the price. Only small problem with the shipment is that 3 of the plants near the top of the box had some broken stems but I don't think that will matter much since there are buds down lower where they can branch out. Don't think that was Pense's fault anyway since it looks likesomething had been set on the box in shipment since there was a bit of a dent in the middle of it. So far however I am satisfied with my order and will definitely consider ordering again. [update 4/18/2001]…They have been sitting in the cold and rain bareroot for over 3 weeks now and yet are still alive and very vigorous seeming. Some are putting out new shoots even though they weren't planted. So far only one seems to be in trouble and that is a runt plant that I went out in the rain to plant within a couple of days of getting it since it hardly had any dirt covering its roots at all. Must say these seem a great group of plants and I would not hesitate to recommend Pense to anyone.

I placed an order for a good number of wine grapes, blueberries, and other plants via fax this spring. Pense never delivered my order, never responded to my e-mails, nor returned numerous telephone calls. I am not sure if the company actually exists. Due to the lack of any response, I did not place an order with another nursery, fearing I would over-purchase stock. In the end I entirely lost my spring planting season. Hope others have better luck!

After reading all the positive comments about Pense, I placed an order with them last Winter. I have since not been able to contact them by either e-mail or telephone, they cashed my check and did NOT send my plants. EXTREMELY aggravated.[update 7/2000]I ordered some plants from Pense nursery last winter and sent a check, which they cashed around Christmas. After not being able to contact the company by phone OR e-mail (no answer either way) I still waited for the shipping date of march 30 which I had specified. Nothing arrived. I tried to get a hold of them again but no luck. I finally contacted the better business bureau and they promised to look into the matter. Pense didn't get back to them either and they closed the file. DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!! I'm not even sure the company exists; I found a handful of websites that looked almost identical, same plant lists and everything. Might just be a way to cheat people out of money.

I ordered a few grapevines, some raspberries, and some blueberry plants. All arrived in great condition; the grapevines were very good sized, as were the blueberries. I was very impressed with the beauty of the blueberry plants. The people were very helpful with suggestion of varieties. I hope they grow well now!!!

I would highly recommend Pense Nursery. I made a small order, and my shipment arrived on time, and in great shape. The plants I received were huge, especially for what I paid. All of the plants survived, even the one my daughter's dog dug up and chewed on. If I had more land, I would order from them again without hesitation.

I purchased raspberries, boysenberries, and Orus-8 gooseberry/currant crosses from the Pense Nursery this past Fall. Like one of the other people who commented on this nursery, I found them to be very generous with the number of plants they sent (I ordered 12 raspberries and received 16, and ordered 12 boysenberries and received 14). The customer service representative I spoke with was very helpful and honest about what I should try to grow in North Alabama's heat and humidity. They only sell in fairly large quantities (minimum of 12 raspberries, for example), but the prices are excellent. I will definitely be a repeat customer.

Although I look forward to ordering some berries from them next year, neither an email nor a phone message was responded to a month ago. They lost a tool and book sale as a result.

I ordered stock from several companies this year, and have planted their stock side by side, you can really tell what came from where. The stock I ordered from Pense Nursery doing WONDERFULLY!

We ordered from Pense this spring and found them easy to deal with even on a small order. The stock they send arrived in great shape, and they were generous in their count of canes. I'd definitely do business with them again.