What is the best place to buy tree-like house plants in San Francisco?

What is the best place to buy tree-like house plants in San Francisco?
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answer:I can’t help you with a specific store but might suggest a medium-sized banana tree. They grow really rapidly and yet, if purchased fairly small, can be hauled up several flights of stairs without herniated the carriers’ discs. Do any of the uni’s have arboretums? Often you can find unsprayed specimen there.
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