Online Orchards

Online Orchards: family-owned nursery of fruit trees and ornamental plants in Oregon

Online Orchards is a family-owned nursery located in the heart of Oregon, United States, specializing in the sale of fruit trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants with direct-to-home shipping. The company presents itself as a provider of quality plants and sells both bare-root and potted specimens, designed so customers can start and maintain their own home orchard.

Fruit tree catalog

The fruit tree selection includes apple, apricot, Asian pear, cherry, fig, nectarine, peach, and plum trees, plus a proprietary line called Fruit Jubilee Trees. Notable varieties include the Shiro Plum, described as one of the heaviest producing; the Dwarf Honeycrisp Apple, presented as the best-tasting even when grown at home; the Lapins Cherry, self-pollinating with dark sweet fruit; the Dwarf Bing Cherry; the Dwarf Blenheim Apricot, and the Dwarf Frost Peach, noted as the most cold-hardy. Specimens are typically offered at two years old and 3 to 4 feet tall.

Berries and nuts

The berries section includes blackberries, blueberries, grapes, and sweetberries. Blueberries are sold in varieties ranging from self-pollinating to cold-hardy, adapted to different gardening needs. Nut trees include almond, hazelnut, and walnut.

Flowering trees, shade trees, and ornamental shrubs

The catalog includes flowering and shade trees such as the Double Pink Weeping, Kwanzan, Snow Fountain, and Shogetsu ornamental cherries, plus Norway, Sugar, Crimson King, and Quaking Aspen maples. Shrubs and garden plants are also offered, such as the Royal Purple Lilac, Rose of Sharon hibiscus in Red Heart, Orchid Satin, and Lucy varieties, the Northern Hi-Lights Azalea, the Castle Spire Blue Holly, the Midnight Wine and Minuet weigela, the Anthony Waterer and Goldflame spirea, the Ivory Halo dogwood, the Golden-Tipped Wintercreeper euonymus, and the Windmill Palm, which can reach 25 to 40 feet and withstand temperatures down to 0 °F.

Selections by resistance and for pollinators

The store organizes part of its offering into practical categories: deer-resistant plants, fast-growing varieties, and pollinator favorites such as hummingbirds and bees. Deer-resistant plants include the Northern Hi-Lights Azalea, Rose of Sharon hibiscus, and Castle Spire Blue Holly. The pollinator selection features the Royal Purple Lilac, English lavender, and the Midnight Wine and Minuet weigela.

Shipping, planting, and customer service

Online Orchards ships bare-root and potted plants directly to the customer's home. The company publishes sections on its website about shipping expectations, preparing to plant, and plant and tree care, and offers a guide to determine the hardiness zone for each location. The catalog is also organized by hardiness zones, from 2-4 to 11, to guide the selection of perennials suitable for each climate. The company invites customers to share their experiences and collects testimonials about the arrival of the specimens, the condition of the roots, and the included planting instructions.

Location and contact

42701 NW Dierickx Rd Forest Grove, OR 97116