Clausen Nursery

This place is the best! Healthy trees at rock bottom prices… Friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive staff. Went for 3 trees came home with six… Can’t wait to go back.

My wife’s grandmas favorite nursery for years! We have gone multiple times to Clausen’s. We went once to buy an avocado tree and once for a few mandarin orange trees. They usually have multiple sizes of trees for all budgets. If money isn’t an issue I would recommend the bigger more established tree. They seem to be pretty busy on Saturdays so be patient. They have a great selection compared to Wal-​Mart or Home Depot, but you still have to check back routinely to see what is in season. Clausen’s is our go to nursery in the Vista area. I am sure we will be back in the future but right now my wife has maximized our yard with produce trees. They have over 20 acres of trees. Check their website to see what they offer. I think you will enjoy going to a family run place for a change instead of a big retail shop.

Great nursery — they have better variety and better prices than anywhere else I have looked (and I have been to A LOT of nurseries in North County). Clausen’s price was less than ¹⁄₃ of what another nursery was charging for a plant of the same species and age. Service was polite and efficient.

I’ve visited several tree nurseries in San Diego County, this place is without a doubt the best.
Huge stock of all kinds (and varieties) of fruit trees. Quality the best I’ve seen (far better than Home Depot — and better pricing).
I purchased a huge 25g Haas Avocado tree with a large amount of fruit on it, and a 15g Eureka Lemon tree that is healthier and more fragrant than anything I’ve seen.
I will be back for a lime and a fig tree this summer :)

The best nursery I have been to. I got a guided tour of the plants I was interested in and got to try fruit off the planted trees!

Excellent nursery! Great/​friendly service from very knowledgeable staff and owner. Fruit trees are high quality and prices the best around! We looked all over North County San Diego and this seems to be the best nursery across all measures for fruit trees. Check it out!

Clausen Nursery is as good as it gets. You will NOT regret a visit here!
I purchased a 15 gallon Washington navel orange tree from Clausen’s late last summer, and it is thriving. Clausen’s trees are much bigger, lusher and healthier than anything you’ll find in a big box store, for about the same price (maybe even a little bit less!) and you can’t beat their friendly, super-​knowledgeable customer service. They are committed to helping you choose and purchase a great tree, and providing the information you need to keep it healthy and productive for life.
If you know what you want, you can get in and out quickly, but you are also welcome to roam their lovely growing grounds for hours, just looking and getting ideas, and the outgoing owner and his staff are readily available to answer ALL of your questions — they even encourage you to call them if you think of any more questions after you leave.
Clausen’s has a huge selection of popular fruit trees, and they also grow some wonderful, rare specialty trees (like jujubes and etrogs,) some of which are not advertised on their website. Do yourself a favor and take a Saturday morning drive to Clausen’s, and browse their gorgeous nursery — you’ll have a great time, and will likely bring home a tree or two that will beautify your garden and provide delicious fruit for many years to come.

I Did my research and after reading most of the reviews I decided on Clausen. I was not disappointed by visiting Here. Like others, Ray helped me. His knowledge of local fruit trees help me decide what I wanted to plant. I picked up a Fuerte, peach, apricot and a couple citrus. The selection is great. The prices are the best. I walked away with the confidence to plant my trees knowing the will grow and blossom in my improved back yard. I will be back for more as the need arises.

Clausen nursery has reasonable prices and is one of those gems of Northern SD county. Even if you’re not looking for a tree it is a beautiful place to roam around.
And of course if you have any questions they are very helpful.

We are in the middle of a major yard renovation, requiring all new plants. We were referred to Clausen Nursery and I’m so glad we made the drive out!
We’ve been a couple times, asking a TON of questions about different varieties of trees and the owner is SO knowledgeable. Answered all of questions, ripped leaves and citrus off the trees to let us smell and taste the different types, let us know how to water and care for the trees, etc.
Their prices can’t be beat! We shopped around a bit and they had the lowest price on trees by a long shot!
We got a lemon, lime, and avocado tree and I’m so excited to plant them and harvest! We will definitely be back as we need more trees.

Ray is always a big help. They have a good selection and their pricing inline with local nurseries.

My wife and I just purchased a Hass Avocado Tree from Clausen’s Nursery in Vista yesterday. We were amazed by the size of their selection, as with the knowledge Ray had. If you visit Clausen’s try to see if Ray is available. He not only educated us on the different varieties, but went as far as to look up the required yearly «cold hours» for a few fruit trees were were planning on buying as well. As professionals in the customer service industry, both my wife and I were very impressed. We plan on buying all our trees in the future from Clausens and look forward to referring them to our clients as well.

Went back and picked up a really nice 15 gallon macadamia nut tree to replace my 5 gallon tree. Older is better with macadamias and this tree should start flowering next year. Absolutely worth it, the best prices and quality around. I make Clausen a must stop whenever I go down to San Diego.
Their citrus trees are mostly semi-​dwarf (can be pruned small) or standard, no true dwarf (2 – 3 feet tall) since they sell mostly to professional landscapers and orchards. After the latest asian citrus pest outbreak, they don’t have too many true exotic citrus like Tahoe Gold (or any of the gold mandarins) though they’re working on getting more. Of course, they have far more varieties than most every other place — Tango, Page, Cocktail grapefruit and many more.
Plus, if you’re a member of the California Rare Fruit Growers association you get an extra discount.

Awesome place with huge selection, wouldn’t go anywhere else for trees in SoCal.

So, you are planting a number of trees and you want the best price you can find in San Diego County, you want lots of selection, and you are willing to make the drive: Go to Clausen’s. If you only need one tree, it may not be worth it but if you need a few things and a friend needs a few things then definitely go!
Gauvas: $ 19 for a #5 can, citrus similar inexpensive pricing, blueberries $inexpensive, brambles ditto, avocadoes ditto, etc. etc. Then if there is ripe fruit on the many trees for the picking you can grab a bag of fruit for the best price in town too.
Bottom line: save money over the stores in the City and take a drive to Clausen’s!

I love this place!!! I have never had anything except great success from any fruit tree I bought here. The guys that work here are incredibly knowledgeable, and the nursery has a fantastic variety. I can’t endorse this nursery more wholeheartedly! It makes NO sense to buy you fruit trees from the home depot or lowes, since you dont know the first thing about where the fruit tree came from. These guys have fruit trees that are raised on site, so they are climate ready for our area. I have been an avid gardener for over 30 years now, and this is, BY FAR, the best fruit tree nursery I have ever encountered.

What a place. My daughter and I went to buy citrus trees. Gordon and Ray made our day a great one. We were able to sample some of the fruit to make a more informed decision…, and we learned a ton. They are an old style customer first business. Price, quality, selection, and just nice people! Whether you are buying 1 tree or big quantity, this is THE place to go.

Completely agree with the other reviewer. We have been in search of a fruit tree nursery and found it. We have visited many others in North Coast San Diego and have been disappointed.
Clausens is the best. He taught us how to prune the trees, when to prune them, when to spray them, which ones to choose, how close to plant. Seriously a wealth of information. We bought a gala apple, a goldkist apricot, and are going back for 12 more tomorrow. Can’t wait.
Definitely the best prices and the healthiest trees we have seen. And of course the best customer service.

Bought four more beautiful, healthy fruit trees in the last week, a Murcott honey tangerine, Babcock peach, cocktail grapefruit (a cross of pumelo and mandarine so it is not sour), and Cara Cara orange. Imagine the intense smell of citrus blossoms in my back yard. Heavenly. These are all mature trees on dwarf stock, with fruit already set, expertly pruned to remain compact. The drive through rural Vista is so refreshing, so even though we drive an hour to get there, it is so worth it. He seems to attract lots of customers already, but why oh why has no one Unilocaled him before?