Solana Select Palm Trees

This is the greatest place to buy quality trees at a great price. Jim is so knowledgable and takes you around the property to show you the best trees for your space. I was in Home Depot when I called him after looking at the sad looking palms there… with a quick u-​turn I and a 5 minute drive I was looking at the best quality trees for a great price. Jim has raised these trees from seeds and have been grown outdoors. No need to shop any further! Thank you Jim:)

I have to say «thank you» to Jim at Solana Select Palm Trees with helping me find the perfect palm trees for my condominium building. Jim was extremely helpful throughout the whole process, even helping me pick the most ideal palm trees for the space we needed to fill. He is an extremely fair and nice guy who sells quality trees. I cannot recommend him and his business enough… a class act.

Very glad I found them. They are just wonderful to work with. I purchased 10 palms from Solana Select Palm Trees and got them delivered within a few days. So easy and the palms look beautiful! Jim was super nice, knowledgeable, extremely accommodating, and just a pleasure to work with. Don’t go anywhere else!

If you are in the market for palm trees, call Jim at Solana Select Palm Trees. He’s an amazing local grower and has the best prices in town! Fair, honest, trustworthy AND he has a one year «warrantee» on his trees AND Jim delivers at no charge!

Need a palm tree? Or many palm trees? Do NOT look anywhere else! Jim Riley knows palms and had over 25,000 of various species of top quality to choose from. His prices are very reasonable as are his delivery fees (unlike Moon Nursery — don’t waste your time!)
Jim was also very generous sharing his knowledge for the two king palms I bought but also the other palms in my yard.
Another thing, Solana Select nursery is very convenient to get to – less than a half mile from the I-​5 freeway at the Leucadia exit.

I called Jim when I was being overcharged for 16 16 to 18 foot palm trees for our townhome community in Huntington Beach, not only was he extremely helpful and cheerful but he also gave us a great price. After several calls and emails from me changing delivery dates and asking lots of questions, Jim was still as nice as ever. Not only did he pull together this large order in less than 10 days and right in the middle of the Christmas holidays, he was right on time on the day of delivery. Jim and his son dug the holes and planted those 16 beautiful palm trees in record time. Within hours our bare boring street was transformed into tropical beauty. From now on our HOA will be calling Jim and son first.

Fantastic Trees! We had been to several other nurseries before finding Jim at Solana Select Trees, he is the best! He could not have been nicer when I called to find about some palms. I went out to look at his trees, which were all in excellent condition. He made some recommendations and gave us lots of info. Upon making up our minds, I called to let him know what I wanted, he was kind enough to tag trees he thought would work for us — all were great. Jim and his son made the delivery within a week and were a pleasure to work with. We bought 9 trees total and could not be happier — his pricing was also the best in town. His suggestion of the Kentia was perfect for our needs and the backyard looks awesome! I would highly recommend to anyone.

If you are in the market for plants or palms, look no further. Solana Select is by far the BEST in terms of quality, price and customer service. Jim hand selected our trees and sent us pictures so we could see them before deciding. The trees we received were absolutely gorgeous… healthy, vibrant green and the exact height we wanted for our yard. Delivery was fast and easy… Jim is the nicest person I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. He arrived with a smile on his face, helped us plant the palms, gave us a huge container of liquid fertilizer, and provided instructions for ensuring the longevity of our palms… I was so impressed! He was also so sweet with my children (he let my son help press the button for the tree lift… which he thought was THE BEST THING EVER!!!) and kids are great judges of character. When we landscape our backyard, we will definitely be calling Jim at Solana Select… Thanks again Jim for our beautiful Foxtail Palms, they are the talk of the neighborhood!!!

AMAZING!!! The palms are top quality, the prices are great, and you can’t beat the customer service. Jim and son were extremely helpful with the palm tree placement. We couldn’t be happier with this business and our beautiful new landscape.

Finally got around to writing our review for Solana Select Palm Trees. This is a fabulous place to buy palms, giant birds of paradise etc. Great prices & the owner, Jim Riley, a New Zealand transplant, is a pleasure to do business with! He asked if we had a good person to plant our trees & we really didn’t know anyone, so he referred us to his worker, Jose & that worked out wonderfully. What a difference the tropicals made to our backyard, we are so pleased!

We had a GREAT experience with Solana Select Palm Trees!
I was in the market for some palm trees and bird of paradise, and after some research began communicating with Jim Riley at Solana Selects via email. He was quick to respond, helped me decide exactly what I wanted, and after emailing some pictures back and forth we agreed to a (very reasonable) price set a delivery date for yesterday. Exactly on time, Jim and his helper Jose pulled up in their giant truck with the 2 palms and 3 giant birds of paradise, and I couldn’t be happier! They were both very pleasant to work with, the plants they brought were outstanding — beautiful and very healthy — and they dug the holes, planted the plants and everything went perfectly.
I put a high premium on good customer service and also care a lot about the quality of the plants and they exceeded my every expectation!

Since moving into our house a month ago, we have had numerous contractors working on various jobs in and around our 15-​year-​old home. NONE have been as professional, conscientious, timely, congenial, nor as helpful as Jim and his tree planter, Jose. Chris met with Jim at the Solana Select nursery and, seemingly overnight, Jim transformed our backyard from a dull, sparsely planted rose garden, to a tropical paradise. We now enjoy privacy and full, palm foliage outside our windows, instead of looking into our neighbor’s house! We LOVE the combination of palms chosen by Jim to grow at different heights, providing a layered, multi-​level wall of tropical foliage.
Our front yard went from boring, grassy nothingness to specific types of palms, chosen by Jim and carefully placed as a centerpiece and lining the walkway leading to our entry.
In addition, Jim trimmed an existing tree without being asked and without any expectation of payment. Wow! We have never seen anyone go «above and beyond» like Jim does.
We can’t say enough about how pleased we are with Jim’s outstanding service, knowledge pricing and helpfulness in helping us transform our landscaping.
We can’t wait to do more to our yard and will not go to anyone else (nor purchase trees from large home improvement stores ever again) for our landscaping needs. If we could give him more than 5 stars, we would do it!
Thank you, Jim, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Chris and Melissa in Carlsbad

My husband and I hired JLC Landscaping (Jose Gonzalez) a few weeks back, and went through a horrific experience. Jose Gonzalez really took advantage of us, and ripped us off! Then, we were blessed with Mr. Jim Riley from Solana Select. He literally transformed our front and back yards into the tropical oasis we dreamed of, well under our budget. His vision on palm and plant placement was spot on! his products were the best we’ve seen out of all the nurseries we’ve been to, and we have walked through a lot within the pass few weeks. The best part of the whole experience was, Mr. Riley was honest, kind, and compassionate. He definitely restored our belief in, «A man’s word goes a long way». Jim, Brandon and I cannot thank you enough! We can’t wait to see u again, and we will definitely come by the nursery and purchase more of your beautiful palms!!! God Bless You!!!

WOW!!! I Can not say enough good things about this father and son business. From start to finish I must have called him one thousand times. Me and my wife kept changing our minds as to what type and how many palm trees we wanted. He was very patient with us and very easy going (even with all our changes). I was able to go to one of his nursery to see and pick out which size palms I wanted. They were all gorgeous and very healthy looking. Not only did he deliver the palms but also planted them. His son Topher helped dig the holes to the correct depth. He really was concerned with the longevity of the palms and not just a sale. The owner, Jim guided me through every step. I am very happy with Jimbo and Topher and would recommend anyone looking for any type of palm tree to SKIP the depot/​lowes and give Jim a call. They beat the big box store in every category– price, service, and knowledge.