Kingmans AvoCitrus

BEWARE !!! John the owner puts on a big act wanting you to think he is insane and crazy Its his way of getting away with acting like a spoiled, self absorbed «ASS» HE ENJOYS ACTING OUT SO THAT HE CAN READ ALL YOUR Unilocal REVIEWS ABOUT HIMSELF! JOHN don’t you have better things to do? like go look for your rootballs
OOP’S YOU DON’T HAVE ANY !!! The Gophers must of ate them, and spit them out !!!

Please do yourself a favor and stay away from this business. John is seriously mentally unstable. One minute we are fine and then all of a sudden he sends me away. What in the world is wrong with guy?! I have a crate of plants and he said «ok you know what, you have to go. I have other things to do. I cant be out here waiting for you» … seriously? First of all, you never treat business and customers that way. Thats unprofessional and eventually this place will shut its doors due to lack of business. 2^nd you dont have to be out here waiting for me, i dont need a baby sitter.
There is some small businesses that are just not worth having around. Instead of building the community they are taking from it.
I would not be surprised if john came out on the news for killing someone he is just a threat to yourself and your family, so what ever you do don’t invite him to your home.

I should have done more research on this place but I didn’t and have been ‘punked’ like others. It’s over priced and the owner doesn’t stand behind his product. 1 minute great customer service and the other horrible. It’s insane.
Save yourself the time and trouble.

I have never bother to write a review be4. Im so disappointed n have to type something here. Idk what to say. Like any other reviewer. The worst nursery I ever been to. Really bad experiment. The owner
seem like he have no knowledge about his plants n trees. He will lies about almost everything to get you buy his trees & plants, no knowledge. Service is completely off. Im strongly not recommend this place. I dont know if this place have it license to operate but I think it should not. It should be band. To tell you. It maybe your small loss or big loss. Prepare your self with lies. Not a trustful business !! BECAREFUL

Incredibly rude and unprofessional !
Avoid this nursery. There are much better options out there with professional business ethics.
Wish there was Zero star!

We have gotten succulents from here on about 10 different occasions. I have been extremely satisfied every time. The plants are always well rooted and healthy. The owner John has been very friendly to us and it is evident that he appreciates our return business. The prices are very reasonable. We buy flats of premium succulents for $ 69. John also lets us buy half flats for half the price. I really appreciate that he lets us do this, because sometimes a full flat is more than we need. He also offers a cool deal where you can pick up an empty flat and fill it up with as many different plants as you can fit for $ 49! Every time I have been here I have seen a new kind of succulent that I had never seen before. Great prices, healthy hearty plants, and a wide variety of plants makes it crazy to go anywhere else. I’ve read the other reviews and I have not had that kind of experience. I have been respectful to him and he has treated me the same in return.

Do yourself a favor… AND DO NOT GO HERE!!! John is unbelievably rude and their customer service is hellish. Also, their Craiglist as is inaccurate.

At 2:00pm we called him today and he was off to lunch. He said he would be coming back in 5 minutes so he drove up and opened up the gate smelling of alcohol while drive his tan truck. His prices were insanely high and when we started to negotiate he threw us out and yelled out obscene discriminatory remarks about our race (we are middle eastern) John the owner of this business asks us «ARE you GREEK or Smelly Armenians. Get the fuck out of here with your Mercedes Benz. Go back to Osama Ben laden land. I throw trash of all races out of my business all the time and you are no different. Get the fuck out of my business this is not a discount nursery» he told us. He then grabbed his crotch and said suck this F****. We were shocked and this indecent person He had been drinking and was abusive and discriminatory — we were trapped because his driveway is very narrow and the gate out of his compound was closed. He has no business owning or operating a business and he is ripe for discrimination lawsuit. For your safety stay away from this drunk person. This is not a safe place to take your family !!! WARNING **** if you are of a minority race he will KICK YOU out saying! He is unstable and is most likely drunk during the day. He will tell you that he is Rich and does not need your business «I wouldn’t even sell you this pomegranate tree even if you paid full price he told Us». Please someone hire a discrimination lawyer and tell this vulgar guy a lesson. ««get the fuck out of this country was what he told us »

I did not experience any bad behavior dealing with John when I selected my avocado. It took me forever to decide. I wandered around for at least an hour, and he finally even fed me!!! He delivered the tree and planted it with no issues. This was about 2 years ago. I will be using him again shortly for another avocado.

Very happy with the service I received here. John is a good and friendly guy. I picked up a Reed avocado tree and a Valencia orange tree, and the prices were very competitive. John also showed me around the nursery a little bit, and even offered me to sample some of the nectarines that he picked as we were walking by. Highly recommended

Too hilarious not to share… After writing the previous Unilocal review, I coincidentally receive to my private Unilocal messages the following:
«Suck me stink !!!»
…and another…
«We do not want you brain dead smell hole creeps here TYVM for your filter help — to you and all the demonic homos at YELY — Since you are party of the Unilocal FAGGOTT homo Bussiness — SEE YA !!!»
…and more messages…, but I will spare Unilocal readers from more harassing emails that are rather apish in tone and well, spell business, Bussiness.
Nice touch Kingmans. Congratulations, you’ve further validated your lack of professionalism, your crude behavior, and your lovely use of derogatory terms.

This place is unbelievable — Craig and Janelle (craig is john’s brother) supposedly tried to make up for John’s behavior before acting exactly how Crazy John acts! and now I am getting threatening and scary messages sent to my inbox … STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM THIS INSANE FAMILY OF PEOPLE !!!
Craig, Janelle or John. contact me or my husband again and I will take legal action!!!

John just delivered two more pepper trees, again within 24 hours. We mentioned that the gophers had eaten the roots, so he suggested these gopher things that go around the root ball and that he had available. He wants his trees to thrive as much as we do.
In both of our experiences, John has been polite, patient, and personable … a perfect business owner and I’d highly recommend him for any kind of trees or succulents that you need.

Called to inquire about cost of avocado trees I wanted to purchase and have delivered and planted. I was told, at high volume, to «Fuck off shitbag! I don’t accept calls from blocked numbers!». Thinking I had dialed the wrong number, I called again. This time he bellowed, «I said hang up and call from an unblocked number you piece of shit!».
If this fellow thinks I’m giving him my business after his insane tirade, he is as crazy as he sounds. In short, Mr. Kingman’s manners are horrific. He is hostile and threatening. For him, I highly recommend anger management classes. For me,(and hopefully you too) another nursery.

Awesome prices! Awesome selection! Awesome service!!! Wonderful knowledge of all plants. The owner was extremely passionate about his work. We will always go here first for any outdoor need we have. All his plants are high quality. Also appreciate how quickly he loaded up all 11 plants while we were still gazing about the property. Even though it’s a little out of our way, it is a must go back!!!

Aug 2013, I also found John’s ad on Craig’s list, I was looking at trees and landscape items. I called and had lots of questions and John had lots of answers, building a rapport and adding to his credibility, He was knowledgeable, and no nonsense, I like that. I wanted 5 trees but had to level with myself and the budget I actually purchased 3 (with the bells and whistles) and John worked with me on every angle to get the most of what I need including the 4^th tree.
The delivery was scheduled 2 day out from the day I called, the service included delivery, proper installation, starter soil, and gopher cages, and care instructions. I was so proud to show off my new trees; 2 Avocado (Type A and Type B), A lemon and a lime tree.
** Not only did John do a professional job, He went above and beyond when working with me on the fourth tree to fit my budget and he took my calls and emails after installation with questions, concerns, and reminders for care of the trees I invested in.
I think if you treat people with professionalism, patience, and respect you will get it in return and that is what I got from John at KINGMANS AVOCADO & CITRUS.

I am very surprised to see the previous two reviews as positive, because my experience has been the total opposite. But from my visit, John is VERY impatient and rude. I am embarrassed that such nursery exists.
Craigslist price was completely different from what he said. He called me a Scum Bag and other swear labels. He yells at me that I am wasting his time when I tried to negotiate with him because criagslist price said it was different.
Moreover, he scoffed at my service dog, disbelieving my disability, and MIMICKED me when I said that this is my service dog (and I had medical documentation to show him). I am reporting him to the ADA for disability discrimination and bigotry. He then yells at me that he is going to write my license number down (I only said that he was going to receive a bad review from me). Very unprofessional, IMMATURE (especially for a 40 y/​o?!?) and histrionic. Should get license revoked. He even was smoking a cigarette while was showing me the succulents.
I’m glad that other individuals had pleasant visits, but I also witnessed other reviews from other sites that wrote something similar of his rudeness and impatience. If you do choose to visit, you are forced to accept the price contradictions and mislabeling OR ELSE he WILL yell at you to «GET OUT OF HERE!»
NOT worth the drive.

John was very helpful and knowledgable with succulents. We love this place and will be coming here again!

Gorgeous fruit trees, very responsive service. I called Wed. afternoon and he was able to deliver Thurs. to meet with our tight deadline. He was also the only vendor that had all the varieties of trees we needed.
Previously we bought a flat of agaves, and those are all still alive and thriving.
Would certainly use him again!

Kingman’s is a really great nursery with top quality plants and trees. I purchased a couple of Lamb Hass trees that were very nice. One had two or three huge avocados on it and the other had about eight or ten hanging on it. Good luck deciding which trees to pick. It took me about ½ hour just deciding which ones I wanted. John was very professional, prompt to respond on email and rearranged his schedule to meet my needs. He showed up on time to install and everything was great. Now… the trick will be me keeping them alive! If you need trees or xeriscaping, give him a call!