We had a fantastic experience at Knecht's yesterday. I was looking for a particular fruit tree--it needed to have scaffold branches at just the right height--and we were approached right away by an employee, offering to help us. When it was clear our search was beyond him, he immediately contacted the owner to help us. The owner drove us out into his fields, and when that search came up empty, he even gave us access to his bare root supply that hadn't been potted up yet. That search yielded the perfect tree, exactly what I was looking for, and in great shape with a fantastic root system. So all in all, Knecht's went way above and beyond to meet our needs and serve us well. It's also just a gorgeous place to wander on a sunny afternoon, and in addition to their trees and shrubs (very good prices, including a bargain lot!) their greenhouses sell a wide variety of very healthy-looking perennials, including some natives and others you won't find at most nurseries. It's right across the road from St Olaf, an easy 40 minute drive from the Twin Cities. (We even saw an eagle in the nest on the drive down I35.) Highly recommended. read more