Back in 2003 went to this nursery for professional advice in picking plant for privacy screen and was recommended to use Standard Privet bushes trained into trees. This was totally wrong solution that resulted in damage caused by roots going under our house foundation and we hope not the pool. When I called them today to ask advice on how to kill roots was told by one of owners (Damion) they don't have knowledge on root poison to recommend. They had no problem taking our money and causing problem for customers!!!!! WOULD RUN AWAY FROM THIS BUSINESS FAST-DON'T MAKE MY MISTAKE read more

Travelled from Pleasant Hill and couldn't be more happy with our experience at Calaveras today. On a mission to find a large tree and we found just that. Adam helped us and stuck with us through our many questions and was very knowledgeable. We will be back to buy more when the time comes. read more

I've been coming here to get a variety of plants and shrubs mainly because they just do well when I plant them. The best hydrangeas I ever purchased came from here, and the selection they have is enormous. ~25$ for a 5 Gallon hydrangea is absolutely fantastic when you look at the quality of the plants. Everytime people guide me around when i am looking for a particular look and just present options. Don't go to home depot or lowes for plants. Come here! read more

Came here to look for some bamboo and left with a whole lot more. Adam was very patient with us considering we are a Gemini couple and very indecisive lol. I would suggest you go check it out. read more

Great selection of plants; great prices. helpful, friendly staff. Got two 15 gallon flowering cherry trees (over 12' tall) and they helped me get them in the prius. i'm a very happy customer. worth the drive. read more

Customer services was amazing! Selection impeccable. Quality of the plants stunning. Everything was organized and easy to find. The man working was very knowledgable, friendly, helpful. Best nursery I have found in the Bay Area. Will defiantly be back in spring. read more

Nice nursery with a decent selection, very nice customer service from a knowledgable staff , not your foo foo nursery with humming bird feeders and wind chimes just a good old fashioned family owned business with good products at fair prices read more

I live in Concord and drive 30 miles to Sunol whenever I need plants or trees. The two owners, brothers Adam and Damien Martin, both offer personal, knowledgeable service, having grown up in the business started by their parents. Their selection is extensive, and the prices are more than competitive. I would give them more than five stars if I could. read more

Plants delivered did not match the plants seen at the nursery. When I visited the nursery, the plants and prices seemed good, so I ordered plants to landscape my entire yard. Concerns with the plants delivered... 1) Some of the plants delivered had obviously been transplanted recently because the plants AND root ball were way smaller than the pot, i.e. root ball had lots of soil in the pots that the roots had not growth into at all. 2) Instead of the shaped Privet Cones ordered, I received completely unshaped privets. I ended up buying shaped Privets elsewhere. 3) I had selected the specific Maples but didn't notice that some of the trunks were actually smaller trunks that had been twisted together at a much earlier age. Consequently I had to remove some to avoid future choking damage (my bad for not seeing it at the nursery). Based upon what was delivered, the pricing wasn't so great. The nusery staff was unresponsive once the sale/delivery was made. Very dissappointing. If you have a landscaper, use Devil Mountain Nursery in San Ramon. read more

Bought a pear tree from Calaveras Nursery in March 2011. By May the tree had fire blight so bad that the leaves and branches turned black and died. Calaveras Nursery said the fire blight came from our soil. UC Davis website said pear fire blight is a bacterium that is dormant in the tree during the winter and appears with warmer weather in the spring. In other words the fire blight was in the tree when we bought it. Calaveras does not have any warranty on their products like the other nurseries in the area. We will not gamble on a Calaveras Nursery product again. John B. read more

Assholes. I just spoke to the guy 30 minutes ago told him I'm coming to buy a tree its I came here for 5 minutes earlier it's not even supposed to be closed yet and you don't answer the phone in the gates are locked jerk now I have to ride to Reno without a tree for my mom thanks a lot this place sucks I will never come here again or even attempt to even waste my time driving this piece of crap place what kind of customer service is it read more

We have had 2 not the best experiences: 1 where several of a species died with good water and proper soil and we were told it was something we were doing wrong and 2) the latest, we bought about 30 (1) gallon of the same species but 4 different colors. EVERY plant of one color died after 2-3 weeks. We were told again that the soil or water was the issue. When advised they are all planted a few feet apart in the same area on drip and on the same schedule - they still blew us off. They state they are a "wholesale" operation and do not refund. Their prices are not that much lower than the big box nurseries and funny, we never get a itemized receipt. Just a total after they bang on their calculator for 2 minutes...Hmmmmm. There are 2 other wholesale places in the same area if you google search that are much more helpful other than just collecting money and they do give you an itemized receipt. Think we will pass for future plant needs. read more

We came to the nursery looking for an oak tree for our front yard. Adam helped us, and he went over the positives and negatives regarding an oak tree in our yard. He listened carefully to what we wanted and helped us look at several options that might fit our need. We finally decided on a beautiful madrone that will look fantastic. The service at Calaveras was great, as was the value. Thanks Adam. read more

Adam is nice and professional. He explained to us patiently and wrote down the instructions to plant the tree we bought.

Amazing selection and great service - family owned for decades. I keep going back for more. I've purchased ~5 shrubs and a vine so far. I try to make a pit stop when driving by on 680 as they are very close to the offramp. read more

After years of passing by on 680, we finally made this gem our destination. Super great nursery. Large variety of trees and shrubs. Damion was super helpful! Going back again! read more

Hi . For the record, i used no profanity. Your dated policy is not what was disappointing. It was the way we were treated. And based on other reviews on how customers were/are treated, it is consistent to the way we were treated. I watered the trees every day during the heat spell. We took the trees to Armstrong Nursery in Dublin to get advice. The trees were not dead. . And even though we did not buy trees from them, their expert, told us how to revive the trees. And I'm happy to report. The trees look better thanks to Armstrong! read more

This place is awesome. My wife and I went in there not knowing what to plant. Dylan was extremely helpful and very patient. Walked out of there knowing exactly what to plant excellent customer. read more

I have been reading and shopping for crape myrtles trees. You can find the Dynamite Crape Myrtle easily all over the Bay Area, but the faster growing RED ROCKETs are harder to find. But Calaveras Nursery carries them. This nursery carries very healthy plants, excellent variety. Customer service is top notch. Damien helped me select a few good trees. He is very knowledgeable and very helpful. The price is lower than most nurseries in the Bay Area. I highly recommend this place. read more

I recently updated our back yard and had great success buying trees and shrubs from these guys - they were helpful in explaining options and loading the trees and the quality of the trees was a lot better than I found at my local nursery. Surprised to see so many negative reviews because in the half dozen times I have been there I have always found them to be helpful and never felt like I got anything less than what I expected. Home Depot and Lowes have a place (seasonal - always open) but if you need a lot of a specific tree or shrub this place is a good choice. Bought Italian Pines and English Laurel and a couple of types - all healthy and all survived other than 1 which my dogs managed to take out in short order. read more

Went to buy over $800 in plants for a new backyard. Damien was very helpful and knowledgeable. They get an A+ for customer service and their plants where very healthy and in great condition. Family owned and operated and it shows. I will recommend them without any doubt. read more

Wow, having just read the owner's response to my posting, it's very obvious that this place in no way cares about customers! You'd think in this economy, they'd want the business. Don't waste your time going here for the incredibly rude service you will receive - shop elsewhere! read more

Bought plants at this place as recommended by our landscaper for our new yard. One of the plants died a couple of weeks after. Wife calls to get replacement and was told all sales final and that we likely planted it wrong, over/under watered, bad soil, blah, blah, blah. Even though they were told that a PROFESSIONAL landscaper did the work, new/good garden top soil used, and the fact that this is 1of 4 same planted at same time adjacent to each other. They simple did not give a S#!T and you're SOL!!! Last time will buy from this rip off place with lousy customer service (non-existent). Buyer beware!!!! Even if you spent a bunch of money with them, they will tell you tough luck to get a lousy (clearly diseased) $35 bush replaced! It's Not the Money but the Principle of It! FYI, Reagan's, Armstrong, and even Lowe's or Home Depot will replace plants that die on you within a couple of week from date of purchase; seen them do it for customers. Clearly, Calaveras Nursery has ZERO customer care, does not take account of product sold, and could care less about repeat business. Good Luck if you buy anything from this place! read more

We stumbled on Calaveras Nurseries about 2 months ago when we were looking for some good sized trees to plant in our front yard. You can actually see their vast selection of plants from 680 and we figured we would give it a shot. On our first visit we scoped out trees and compared them in health and price to those we had seen elsewhere and realized that those at Calaveras were much healthier, larger and CHEAPER by far than anything else we had seen. We purchased 3 trees that day. We've been back nearly 4 times since as we were relandscaping our front yard. We've purchased roses (tree and shrub), small bushes, perrenials, birch trees, and crepe myrtles. Everyone we've come in contact with have been very friendly and helpful. Everything was loaded in to the truck for us and was packed so that it would not move in transit. We were given instructions about planting and watering for each plant. I just can't say enough about them and this will continue to be our first stop for everything for our yard. Give them a try! read more