Wigerts Bonsai unboxing review!

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I decided to do this review to help people that want trees but are unsure/afraid to order trees and have them shipped.
Mind you it is summer (July 1st) and I live in North Carolina. The heat and shock of shipping in the hot months was definitely a concern but since this order was a ficus I gave it a shot. I’m glad I did!
The customer experience was first class as far as online shopping goes. After looking around their website Monday night I settled on the species I wanted to order, Ficus Ingens. I sent a message through their websites messing service that night. First thing Tuesday morning I had a reply and several pictures of individual trees to choose from. Once I chose my tree I was sent an invoice and very quickly and easily my order was officially placed. Internet shopping couldn’t get any easier than this!
I received my shipping notification first thing Wednesday morning and my tree was moving within the fedex system on the way to North Carolina by that evening. Here it is Friday and I’m writing this after receiving and unboxing my tree. It arrived in PERFECT condition, I think it only lost one leaf and I’m pretty sure I broke it off pulling the peanuts out of the box. I can’t say enough good things about the team at Wigerts Bonsai, the service and the quality of their products is absolutely top notch. Now…. On to the pictures!

This is how the box arrived. It was well marked and actually arrived with the right side up. Very important!
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I also like how it had the proper stamping with Wigerts nursery permit info and certification for Floridas department of agriculture to ensure smooth and speedy, problem free shipping.
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Upon opening I found brochures, information pamphlets and an awesome Wigerts Bonsai turtle sticker!
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And packing peanuts…. Lots and lots of packing peanuts….
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I hate packing peanuts but they do work, it arrived in perfect condition! Once the shrink wrap was removed I finally get a good up close look at the tree I picked out 4 days earlier. I can see that this was an air layer at some point by the ball of sphagnum just under the soil line. I’m not complaining, for what it is it’s a fantastic little tree.
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Nice basal flair on this sucker too 0E4A0F58-F592-40FC-9452-AAE6F6CBB699.jpeg
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Here it is happy in its new home until I get my benches built
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In conclusion, Wigerts is super easy to buy from online. Their staff are very helpful and will work with you to find the tree you are looking for and help make it a pleasurable experience. Their trees are top quality stock. I definitely will be ordering from Wigerts again…. Even in the heat of the summer.
 

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I decided to do this review to help people that want trees but are unsure/afraid to order trees and have them shipped.
Mind you it is summer (July 1st) and I live in North Carolina. The heat and shock of shipping in the hot months was definitely a concern but since this order was a ficus I gave it a shot. I’m glad I did!
The customer experience was first class as far as online shopping goes. After looking around their website Monday night I settled on the species I wanted to order, Ficus Ingens. I sent a message through their websites messing service that night. First thing Tuesday morning I had a reply and several pictures of individual trees to choose from. Once I chose my tree I was sent an invoice and very quickly and easily my order was officially placed. Internet shopping couldn’t get any easier than this!
I received my shipping notification first thing Wednesday morning and my tree was moving within the fedex system on the way to North Carolina by that evening. Here it is Friday and I’m writing this after receiving and unboxing my tree. It arrived in PERFECT condition, I think it only lost one leaf and I’m pretty sure I broke it off pulling the peanuts out of the box. I can’t say enough good things about the team at Wigerts Bonsai, the service and the quality of their products is absolutely top notch. Now…. On to the pictures!

This is how the box arrived. It was well marked and actually arrived with the right side up. Very important!
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I also like how it had the proper stamping with Wigerts nursery permit info and certification for Floridas department of agriculture to ensure smooth and speedy, problem free shipping.
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Upon opening I found brochures, information pamphlets and an awesome Wigerts Bonsai turtle sticker!
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And packing peanuts…. Lots and lots of packing peanuts….
View attachment 444903View attachment 444904After removing one handful at a time for what seems like forever I finally got them down far enough to pull the tree and pot up and out without making a complete mess 😁
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I hate packing peanuts but they do work, it arrived in perfect condition! Once the shrink wrap was removed I finally get a good up close look at the tree I picked out 4 days earlier. I can see that this was an air layer at some point by the ball of sphagnum just under the soil line. I’m not complaining, for what it is it’s a fantastic little tree.
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They are 1st class for sure, never received a tree from them with any damage.
 
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Nice basal flair on this sucker too View attachment 444919
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Here it is happy in its new home until I get my benches built
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In conclusion, Wigerts is super easy to buy from online. Their staff are very helpful and will work with you to find the tree you are looking for and help make it a pleasurable experience. Their trees are top quality stock. I definitely will be ordering from Wigerts again…. Even in the heat of the summer.
Nice. I didn't realize you could choose your own tree. I always shy away from some online purchases because I want to choose the tree, great info.

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Nice. I didn't realize you could choose your own tree. I always shy away from some online purchases because I want to choose the tree, great info.

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Just message them and tell them what characteristics you are looking for in the species you are interested in and they will do their best to find a few and send you pictures to choose from. It was a first for me too 😉
 

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I missed out on a tamarind auction from them by a few seconds earlier because I was eating dinner ...I will never eat dinner again ..Arggggggg!!!!!!
 

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Do visit in person if ever in the area. Like a year around show there. Amazing place and they encourage you to hang out as long as you like and enjoy their displays.
Pics from my visit and embarrassed I spelled their name wrong in this title.
 

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I get a kick out of the stickers they include with orders. Silly, maybe, don't care:)
 
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