Jamie Helsel Tree Farms — Local services in Reeder Township

Update: 100% of the Spruce are dead. Pines are okay. So don’t blame me for them dying.

Don’t buy trees without a warranty. And given How he was unwilling to deal with me, I strongly urge not to buy here.

Original: Sorry to give a low rating, but I tried to have my dying Black Hills Spruce mitigated by the owner, and he refused. I had 5-7 BH hand planted by Helsel and they are all dying. The first one looked like it was dying the day after it was planted. I will not be buying more from here, rather from someone that provides some warranty. You should get references and a warranty and not trust a 20% fallout rate. My fallout rate is like 80%. By the way, he never even mentioned that I should expect a 20% death rate. My fault for moving too fast and not doing...

If you're looking for trees that will survive more than one season, this is not the place to go. I was told that there's no warranty for trees since he doesn't know if they were properly watered. Well I have thousands of dollars worth of spruce trees on our property and his are the only trees that didn't survive the winter. Don't be fooled by his cheap prices. Last year We bought 12 trees from them and 5 from another place on our side of the state and all but one of his trees are completely bare. With the other trees on the same watering schedule, the other 5 are looking beautiful. We'll stick with buying trees on the east side of the state...

This tree farm is definitely top notch. They treat all the trees with care and know what's best to grow them and keep them alive while they are inside your home for the season. Jamie helsel employs my husband and he is always offering to help us with this or that. We have gotten painted and unpainted trees from his farm over the years. I would...