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What you will have to pay will depend on the size of the tree in question. We just planted 5 trees last week which we bought at the garden centre on the Ostuni-Carovigno road. They were on average between 5-7ft tall and we paid 190 euros. I don't think we got ripped off as when I voiced my concern Fiona mentioned that the prices had been displayed.

Hi Kenny

Can you let me know what type of trees these were please, and directions to the garden centre?

Thanks, Sue

we've bought a lot of stuff at that garden centre but not the huge stuff. Just going to have to wait for them to grow (15 yrears for the size palms we bought !!!) but then we have a fair bit of established stuff as well.

Rampicanti ( flowering climbers) were on average between 4 and 6 euros per plant and they have taken off like a rocket....the smaller palms were 30 euros each but they are a reasonable size and look great in huge pots while they develop.

There is also a huge garden centre on the San Vito to Latiano road which has enormous trees/palms etc...you may be able to do a deal if you buy a lot at once.
Wherever you are always ask if there is a sconto....they can only say no !!!
Hope this helps a bit

[QUOTE=Susan P]Hi Kenny

Can you let me know what type of trees these were please, and directions to the garden centre?

Thanks, Sue[/QUOTE]

Hi Sue,

two of them were that typical mediteranean/adriatic type pine which grows very large with a spreading canopy and has nice cones. Do you know the kind I mean? I don't know it's name, sorry. One was a bog standard boring old Leyland cypress which believe it or not are actually beautiful trees if planted on their own and not as part of a hedge. Fionas dad has the biggest one I've ever seen in his garden.......it's spectacular and massive.

The last 2; well I haven't got a clue what they are called but they were pines which look as if the branches are growing upside down. Very pretty and they grow large as well.

Hope this helps.........maybe someone with an observers book of trees will come along soon and identify them properly for you.

We did buy a smallish orange tree and a lemon tree from the same garden centre this time last year and although I cant remember what they cost it was certainly nothing like the price you were quoted , Sue. May be about 40 euros or something. The fact that both trees have since died isn't, I think , a reflection on the garden centre but a case of "troppo vento". They need a sheltered spot apparently and our garden hasnt got a courtyard or anywhere very close to the house where we could put them. As a consequence we're going to stick to the real hardy trees for now to get our garden going .
As Kenny said, I noticed that a lot of the prices were written on the actual pots.

Hi Guys ... and thanks for your posts.

Yeh, I think the chappie saw us coming. Well, he'd have had to be blind not too. We were the only people in the garden centre. And as my ½ûÂþÌìÌà leaves a lot to be desired? 400 euros for a lemon tree probably sounded a pretty good punt to him.

I've since had a look at a number of UK web sites selling lemon trees and for one 8 foot high (approximately 15 years old) it's not cheap so perhaps I wasn't being very fair. Local ½ûÂþÌìÌà price - plus non local ½ûÂþÌìÌà subsidy - plus non ½ûÂþÌìÌà resident subsidy.

Well, looks like we'll just have to have a good look around nearer the time and budget accordingly.