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Willis Orchard Company

Willis Orchard Company

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Willis Orchard Company has a 2.3 star rating from 16 reviews and overall negative sentiment; many consumers are dissatisfied and report frequent failures and warranty disputes.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check Willis Orchard Company reviews before ordering.
  • Expect strict warranty procedures that often require return shipping at customer expense.
  • Consider buying locally for better quality and service.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Recurring customer complaints about dead plants on arrival and poor product quality.
  • Poor customer service and refusal of refunds, with emphasis on store credit policies.
  • Shipping timing and damaged or wrong items on delivery.

Positive Feedback

Some reviewers praise the website, selection, availability, and quick delivery for successful orders.

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William N Dcb

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| map-marker Statesville, North Carolina

Terrible Company

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AI Highlights
  • - Customer service is poor; Jay Young argues with customers.
  • - Plants arrived damaged in taped bags; return policy charges shipping for replacements.

Absolutely terrible customer service. Jay Young, supposed to be some kind of manager there, is more interested in arguing with you than taking care of you as a customer.

Company threw all my trees/bushes in a garbage bag and taped the crap out of it. When I emailed him and told him even with the terrible shipping I was able to salvage all but a couple of things. He simple pointed out their return policy, which leaves you paying for replacement in the form of shipping after you do a bark scrap test and send him pictures, you get a store credit but after you pay the shipping cost, have no doubt, you are buying the replacement.

Either way this place is just out to screw you over. Absolutely zero customer service, terrible shipping practices, and ridiculous management!

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Zamaria Wsz

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Tree shipment,

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AI Highlights
  • - The trees are the nicest from a mail-order nursery and priced well.
  • - I wish they had shipped in March; they are stored in an unheated basement.

Those are the nicest trees I have ever received from a mail order nursery, and a great price, only wished they would have been shipped in March. I'm in Pennsylvania and we are having an extremely cold January, the ground is snow covered and it's been below freezing for 10+ days. They are in an unheated basement garage, potted in soil until March.

User's recommendation: Make sure you don't request ASAP in the shipping request unless it's warm

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Julie D Vys

Dead plants, refused refund

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AI Highlights
  • - Banana plants arrived dead and the berries were twigs; refunds, returns, and resends were refused.
  • - Lost $500 and customer service was poor.
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Banana plants arrived dead, berries were twigs...they refused to let me return, refused to resend live plants and refused my money back. Lost $500

Horrible plants and horrible customer service.

Don't order from here or you will be sorry and out a lot of money don't buy from here $$$$$$$$

Loss:
$500

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don't buy from here

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William W Pri

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Warranty

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AI Highlights
  • - Purchased 3 trees; one was dead.
  • - They asked for $35 shipping for a $45 tree.
  • - Plans to file a BBB complaint.

Purchased 3 trees from this company and one was dead. I contracted Willis Orchard and they wanted me to send them $35 to cover shipping for a tree I paid $45 for???

This is the way they provide customer service???? I can only imagine how many times this has happened to other customers but I will check with the BBB and file a complaint.

Loss:
$45
Cons:
  • Lousy customer service

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: stay away from this company and buy locally

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Richard H Fmv

Paid extra for more mature tree's to have fruit year 1

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One tree died the second will make it but will not bear fruit as paid for.The return policy is a joke. I will never order anything from these people again.

Loss:
$150
Pros:
  • Had every tree i was looking for
Cons:
  • Warranty is bad

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Look somewhere else

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Anonymous
map-marker Sylva, North Carolina

Not to happy

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Still waiting was told will be here today ,did not come

called 3 time and ask about my trees still don't have

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Andrea B Cmg

Warranty Issues

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AI Highlights
  • - Tree arrived not as pictured.
  • - Warranty process was rude and hung up.
  • - Warranty was not honored.
  • - Concerns about the business practices.
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Buyer beware. received a tree as a gift for grandmothers memorial garden and was not as pictured.

Called and they gave warranty instructions. Followed their process and was hung up on and laughed at. Very rude. Did not warranty the tree.

Looked into the business and see this is their practice. Very concerned for consumers and the overall health of their products.

Loss:
$150
Cons:
  • Product or customer service
  • Not as advertised
  • Warranty issues

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Buyer beware

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Andrea B Cmg

Hopefully more consumers will speak up

Dale P Gnl

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Dead Raspberry plants

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  • - All 10 plants arrived wilted with broken dormancy.
  • - I planted them in frozen ground and watered daily; two tried to come back, but all were dead.

Upon receiving my 10 plants (on order 100996****20) I noticed immediately that the leaves had broken dormancy and had already severely wilted. I healed them into the garden where they were to be planted (the ground was still frozen), watered them daily hoping they would come back to life.

Two tried to come back but all were too far gone.

I still planted them in the garden hoping the roots would send forth new sprouts but that never happened. All 10 plants were totally dead.

Loss:
$55
Pros:
  • Availability
  • Web-site and selection
Cons:
  • Quality of products that are mailed

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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Paul C Izb

I ordered two bosc pears trees and I wanted to order two red sugar pear trees. My name is Paul Coggins, Waynesboro, Tn. 38485. Iwould like to change my order to 2 red sugar pear trees. Paul Coggi

Not your problem but I order 2 of the wrong pear trees.

Loss:
$13

Preferred solution: I want to order 2 red sugar pear trees. This is not what I ordered.

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Susan C Xin

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Resolved: My Stella Compact Cherry Tree died

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AI Highlights
  • - Ordered Stella compact Cherry Tree in 2018; arrived.
  • - Did not thrive after planting; leaves dropped.
  • - After 1.5 years the tree is dead; no refund.
Updated by user Mar 18, 2020

I spoke to a representative from Willis Orchards and after a few emails, including the original email voicing my concerns, and pictures of the dead tree, they offered to replace my tree. They only asked me to cover shipping charges. I feel it was a fair and reasonable request, so I complied.

Original review Mar 17, 2020

I ordered a Stella compact Cherry Tree in 2018. The tree arrived looking okay.

I planted it following their instructions. The tree did not thrive and lost its leaves one by one. By then, it was fall and I thought it was just getting ready for winter. The following spring 2019, it sprouted a handful of leaves close to the ground.

Again the leaves fell one by one. I thought the little tree was still adjusting. I sent an email and no one answered. I called today, and I was told that they didn't answer emails.

That was a shock, as all other retailers I deal with do. So after 1.5 yrs, I am convinced the tree is truly dead. So no refund, no replacement, zilch! I will never buy from them again.

Please listen to all these complaints. It's hit or miss with this company!

Loss:
$59
Pros:
  • Variety of interesting trees
Cons:
  • Quality of products that are mailed

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Do not buy from this company

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larry w Jrn

Vines with no leaves

AI Highlights
  • - Ordered four musky dine vines; three arrived with leaves, one without.
  • - Three look good after planting; one has no leaves yet.

I am not complaining.

I ordered four musky dine vines, three arrived with leaves, one without.

I planted all four, three look good, the one still has no leaves.

It is early spring and my grape vines are not budded out yet so I will watch the new vine to see if it sets leaves.

I am not requesting a replacement at this time I just want you to know that the three look really good and one might not make it.

Thank you and have a good day.

L Winchester

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Peg B Cjv

They need to reword descriptions

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AI Highlights
  • - Describes pricier trees fruiting faster; misleading.
  • - Paid $99 + $15 ship.
  • - Arrived ~2 months after order; leaves sparse; two-year fruiting cited.

When you read a description of a tree that makes it sound as if I you spend more money, you’ll get faster producing fruit from fruit trees, and then it doesn’t pan out like that, the description needs to be reworded. case in point: while researching, I went ahead and called customer service to see what “ Instant Orchard” refers to.

I was told that this term means more mature trees that fruit within first year— thus the higher costs. I placed an order for the most expensive offered— $99 for the tree plus $15 shipping. Received the tree approx . 2 months after ordering, in November 2018, planted exactly as recommended, and have babied this tree all summer.

I expected fruit in late Oct., early Nov.

or after first frost.

Tree, here in late Aug., barely has leaves.

When I’ve contacted customer service, OF COURSE, I “need to remove any grass ( there is little) around tree, add a chemical to stimulate leaf growth, and fruiting “generally takes two years”... contrary to what I was told before I ordered this tree.

I could have purchased the $20 one and had same results.

I’ve learned my lesson about ordering from Willis.

Loss:
$70
Cons:
  • Falsely advertised
  • Product or customer service
  • Quality of products that are mailed

Preferred solution: Price reduction

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ruhamah

Highly disappointed with the results

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AI Highlights
  • - Ordered 6 Champanel vines; 4 average, 2 small.
  • - Few grapes produced after a year; many were removed due to black rot.

I bought 6 Champanel grapevines from Willis Orchards, after being directed to it's Company from Bing.com where it said Champanel Grape Vine [Seedless Bunch Grape Vines] Willis...

What came to me were 4 vines of average size and 2 vines that were of much smaller size. The two remained behind in size as it took one year for all of these to adapt to my soil before 4 of them produced a motley Sad amount of grapes; many being removed because of the black rot around the stem.

Yet my focus was and remains on the fact that the few that graced my bowl were a slip skin, containing also a none edible sack containing 3 seeds each! Not at all a grape suitable for table eating. The slight juice about as much as you'd see in killing a bug, was very musky, tannic and muscadine tasting. We don't drink, and we can't eat any of the grape cause they hurt the mouth.

I now can either yank these out of the ground, or find a table grape graft for them after chopping them down to the base! This Company used false advertisement to move these wild fox grapevines, saying they were seedless and table grapes.

Wikipedia called it best, "Champanel Vine is an excellent choice for graft wood. I add to that...you can only expect a wild Muscadine experience with what ever they gave me in the name of "Champanel Vine."

Loss:
$200
Pros:
  • Web-site and selection
  • Quick delivery
  • Availability
Cons:
  • Falsely advertised

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Andrea B Cmg

Thank you for your honesty on situation. Was your issue ever resolved?

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Anonymous
map-marker Cartersville, Georgia

Dead plants

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  • - Ordered three year Merlot grape plants.
  • - Two were dead on arrival with no good roots.
  • - Refused refunds for plants and shipping; zero customer support.
Willis Orchard Company - Dead plants

Ordered three year Merlot grape plants. Two were dead on arrival, no good roots, two were mostly dead rerouting hopefully.

Refused to refund. Very bad warranty policy. Will not refund cost of plants and shipping. Wanted the dead plants shipped back at customer costs.

Do not buy from this company. Zero customer support.

Loss:
$30

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Terry R Hvv

SCAM COMPANY

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AI Highlights
  • - The company sends dead plants and offers no refund.
  • - A replacement is offered, but no action is taken if it dies.
  • - BBB and others report complaints.

WARNING. THIS COMPANY SENDS DEAD PLANTS AND WILL NOT RETURN YOUR MONEY.

DO NOT IGNORE THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK/COMPLAINTS LIKE I DID.

YOU WILL GET RIPPED OFF.. REPLACEMENT OFFERED BUT IF IT DIED OR ARRIVED DEAD - THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING.

THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM - LOOK UP THE COMPLAINTS FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND OTHER SOURCES

Loss:
$162

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Guest

I am running into the same situation. Guarantee policy might be fine but if anything is replaced you have to pay the high shipping fee.

Also all you get is a credit which means you might go through the same problem again. Don't purchase anything on line because do not know what you will get Bob R

Andrea B Cmg

Thank you for your honesty. Was your matter resolved?

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Anonymous
map-marker Geneva, New York

DID NOT LIVE

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AI Highlights
  • - In 2019 I bought an autumn royal apricot and a sweet cherry.
  • - They leafed out, then died.
  • - Nine other trees from another nursery survived.

I bought one autumn royal apricot tree and one sweet cherry in

2019. I planted them and they both leafed out.

then both died.

I do not understand how such nice looking trees can die, but I understand that this happens when the roots do not bring any water or nutrients to the tree. I did not have this happen to the 9 other trees that I bought from another nursery.

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Willis Orchard Company is famous for selling the highest quality fruit trees, shade trees, flowering trees, palm trees, nut trees and plants at the most affordable prices. Along with selling plants, of Willis Orchard Company gives practical advice from the knowledgeable experts and old-fashioned customer service, providing customers with information about the trees and plants that are available to them and what will grow best in their particular environment. Willis Orchard Company gives "Friendly Guarantee" on every product it sells and delivers to every customer a healthy tree or plant - from apple trees and palm trees to bamboo plants and blueberry plants - of the correct size and assortment specified.

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