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View Shopping Cart	Raintree's Exclusive Guide to The Best Shipping Dates for Your Region
You need not worry about shipping times.  Having the plants arrive at your door in great shape and at the right time for planting in your climate has been Raintree’s job for a quarter century. Many parts of the country are subject to a wide range of weather conditions throughout the year.  When the weather is too hot or too cold in your region we recommend and sometimes require that you choose our expedited shipping service which will get your plants to you, except in the west coast states, with much less time in transit. We ship bare root plants, kept fully dormant at Raintree in cold storage from January through mid June.  We ship potted plants every month except August.  There is an “ideal time to ship” fruit trees and the many other bare root plants Raintree offers, to your region. Review the chart and map below for shipping methods available and the “ideal time to ship” to your region of the country.  Books, garden supplies, gifts and gift certificates Are available for year-around shipping. When Placing Your Order - Consider Our Recommendations For Shipping of Bare Root & Potted Plants Best Times To Ship US Zone Map Region Jan Feb Mar Apr For Western States West of the Cascades and CA, AZ & NM OK To Ship S. CA, AZ Ideal Time To Ship S. CA, AZ Ideal Time to Ship North and NM OK to Ship North Too Late South Mountain and North Plains West of the Rockies Including CO, WY, MT Too Cold To Ship Too Cold To Ship Too Cold To Ship Ideal Time To Ship Southern States East of the Rockies Expedited Service Required Expedited Service Required Ship via Zone Skipping and SAVE ! Deep South: Air Service Best. Mid-South choose April Zone skip date if eariler date missed Central, Northeastern and Great Lakes States Too Cold To Ship Too Cold To Ship OK to Ship Ship via Zone Skipping and SAVE ! Alaska (Priority Mail) AK: Too Cold to ship AK: Too Cold to ship AK: Too Cold to ship AK: OK to ship to SE Region May to Mid June Potted Plants Only Mid June to End of July August & Sept Potted Plants Only Oct Potted Plants Only Nov & Dec For Western States West of the Cascades and CA, AZ & NM OK to ship West of the Cascades. Too HOT CA, AZ, NM Northern areas OK to Ship Too Hot - Southern Too Hot To Ship Northern States & Southern States OK to Ship Maritime & Southern OK to Ship Mountain and North Plains West of the Rockies Including CO, WY, MT OK to ship until Mid-May Too Hot and Dry to Ship Too Hot To Ship OK to ship USDA Zones 7-10 Northern: Too Cold Southern: Too late to ship Southern States East of the Rockies Too HOT to ship Too Hot to Ship Too Hot To Ship OK to ship USDA Zones 7-10 OK To Ship Air Service Required Central, Northeastern and Great Lakes States OK to Ship. Can Zone Skip May if eariler date missed. Too late to ship Too Hot To Ship OK to ship USDA Zones 7-10 Too Late To Ship Alaska (Priority Mail) AK: Ideal Time to Ship Too Late To Ship Too Late To Ship AK: Too Cold to ship AK: Too Cold to ship