No he is not a competitor, I figured who he is...just Probably somebody who invested a lot of capital...
Mark

Regardless of the back and forth, some good points were made and now I am more concerned than ever.  What we really need is for James to make a 100% honest post about where he is the process, and when things are going to actually start happening.  Many of you don't want the trees you ordered just yet due to heat and personal reasons, I on the other hand would like to receive the goods I paid for and was promised in early July.  As a business owner I fully understand that things happen and sometime you have to shift the schedule to the right.  When this happens, it is imperative that there be great deal of communication going on particularly when the funds have already been received on promised goods. 

I know he is very busy, but to busy for a quick update? When I clicked on his user name it said he had not logged in for 11 days and had not posted for a month.

James, Please let us know how things are coming.

Competitor whose business of selling cuttings/trees on eBay will be killed with prices GreenFin can provide.

I've been following this thread almost since I joined the forum earlier this summer. I don't have any skin in the game for 2016 although in all honesty, I also have now made nominal purchases of both cuttings and rooted plants for 2017 as I am also looking to make additional cutting purchases from some of the other members / sources as they become available. I surely hope that James is able to fulfill the commitments that were made by accepting the purchase orders. I guess in hindsight, the only thing at this point, that we can be certain of is that James perhaps overestimated his ability to convert his mother stock into additional marketable stock. Perhaps as a first effort in this space, he should have set an 'end of sale' counter that would have been triggered at a preset value so that the orders did not just keep on coming in until the end date. Looking in the rear view mirror is easy, executing against a deliverable when all the chips don't fall as was optimistically expected... not so much....

In any case, I am rooting for James to be successful even if he is late. I am also rooting for him to be able to also manage his 2017 orders that have been accepted to date; perhaps even shut down any additional orders if that hasn't happened yet so that the 2017 mountain to climb doesn't overwhelm what appears to be an already strained operation.

Not sure what recourse anyone would have if the worst case scenario plays out and James is unable to fulfill 100% of his 2016 orders; will he be able to refund those unfulfilled 2016 orders? What about the 2017 orders already in the bank?  What does it mean for his future in the nursery business if things go south? Once burned, twice shy as the saying goes.... Let's all hope that that scenario doesn't play out....

Even though I have only been a part of this forum for a relatively short while, I am certain that folks on this forum are a very generous people and most everyone will gladly give James the extra latitude he may need to complete his phase 1 project(even above and beyond the latitude already given on the deliverable slippages); he should take the opportunity to clear the air, bare his soul and let everyone know what is happening since we are in September; I hope everyone finds satisfaction in the end game.

T

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So, what he is going to do with all this trees, eat them for breakfast? Give him a break….

If I understand correctly, he's going to let them grow big enough to start new trees from those trees, so he can meet the orders.  This is expected to take another 6-8 weeks.  Well, actually, that picture is old, so he probably already did that with those trees.

Does anyone know how many trees in total were even ordered? I imagine quite a few people ordered 10+ trees.

I'm fairly new to this forum and don't post very much; but I emailed James
today in regards to my 2016 order. He promptly responded and apologized
for the unexpected delay, and reassured me that I would receive my plants.
He's determined to see this project through, and I believe him. As was previously
stated, he has to do one more propagation cycle, and he could not provide an 
exact delivery date, but he does not think they'll be ready to ship for a couple
of months. I don't know why he hasn't posted an update. I think he's just
overwhelmed with the amount of work involved and didn't allow for set backs
that every new business encounters. I think he's a stand up guy and will
deliver as he promised.

Ray

I personally would not buy from anybody else this season, probably next season too- his prices and trees are looking good. And list of varieties and starter trees just endless. I already posted his information on my Facebook and few garden forums- hope he will get many more orders and will be able to do more such projects.

" but anyone who has paid $$$$ has a legitimate right to be concerned based on performance to date. "    


True, but seems like unknown   member, who started this storm , not even a concerned buyer..... 

       

You were not the one who started this conversation with a rude and strange tone.

Babylon, since you created a 2nd ID to post your concerns it takes away validity to your motive. However, I do think this discussion needed to happen.

Uh....Nickdef....

Considering the way some have been treated here for raising concerns in the past, I don't blame Babyln one single bit for using a sock puppet account for this.

Fair enough...I see you're one of the ones here is that advocates crucifying folks for voicing their opinions.... Have fun with your future Ponzi schemes.