What Cindy says is true, but when I've received things from Oakes it has always been a clump. Never a double fan - a clump. I've had as many as 7 full sized fans. Only once did I get one with only 4 fans. The root systems they send correspond to that. They are so big and dense it's sometimes hard to keep air pockets out when planting them. So yes, you could well find them at less cost on the LA, but chances are it would also be less plant. This is just information based on my experience. I'm not endorsing one over the other.