- Do you have a catalog or price list on line?
- Do you plant smaller trees?
- Does your equipment damage my lawn?
- Do you offer wholesale or retail pricing?
- What is the process of buying a large tree?
- How long will it take for my large tree to be planted?
- My landscape designer wants specific trees to complete my plan, but I can't find the specific trees at the sizes desired, can you help?
- We have a deer problem, but want to plant large trees, what do you suggest?
- Do deer damage trees in nurseries as well?
- I don't want a messy tree in my backyard because I have a deck and a pool. Can you help with this?
- How do I know if specific trees are disease or pest-prone?
- Are any trees in your area in short supply?
- Do you buy trees privately?
- Can I go to wholesale nurseries and pick out trees myself?
- Why is a one-year warranty offered?
- What is the most important thing I can do for my tree after it is planted?
- My tree looks a little droopy after transplant, what should I do?
- Do you sell trees large enough or strong enough for children to climb or for treehouses to be installed?
- I have been looking at pictures of trees in books and online and have found some trees that I really like, but their growing zone doesn't match where I live. What can I do?
- Are there certain size limitations on trees we can purchase or move? Are branches going to be compromised when my tree is moved?
- Can Greenwoods transplant large trees in the Winter?
1. Do you have a catalog or price list on line?
No, we do not. Our tree pricing is customized per project. Large tree pricing is driven by type and size of tree factoring in planting location vs. nursery location. We must assess these variables into the pricing equation before we price out a project for you.
2. Do you plant smaller trees?
Generally, no. You would be more affordably served by a landscaper or retail nursery relative to smaller stock which can be manually planted or planted with landscaper-scaled equipment. However, we may be able to purvey smaller specimens which not all landscape firms or retail nurseries would be able to offer. And we will consider planting smaller trees when a project commingles both larger and smaller stock.
3. Does your equipment damage my lawn?
It is highly possible that you will have to re-groom portions of your lawn after we plant or transplant larger trees on your property. Our equipment weighs in the vicinity of 50,000 pounds and can leave tire ruts or impressions for which we are not responsible. Generally, our clients will remediate these impressions themselves or hire a landscaper to do so after their larger tree project is completed. Greenwoods equipment can also leave tire marks on driveways or crack pavers, curbs or sidewalks. Again we are not responsible for these results or any similar property damage that we may cause in order to accomplish your project. We will exercise caution when traversing your property to minimize potential damages, but we do want you to be aware that these can occur due to the truck weight.
4. Do you offer wholesale or retail pricing?
We offer both. Our full service new tree plantings are considered retail priced and feature our one year warranty, include planting your tree with soil, mulch, root promoter and anti-shock drenches at time of transplant. Wholesale pricing is configured around the actual wholesale cost of the tree plus the equipment time to transport and plant it at your location. Wholesale pricing does not feature our warranty, nor any other services to the tree itself. While there is money to be saved in purchasing a tree wholesale, most of our clients feel more comfortable with a warranty plus having the retail services provided at the time of planting.
5. What is the process of buying a large tree?
First, you will inquire regarding planting a large tree. We take great pride in returning all inquiry calls or emails very expeditiously, in almost all cases, we respond on the same date of your inquiry. We work on a consultative basis with our clients, listening to their needs and considering their budget. We make suggestions. We also make site inspections if pricing and access have been discussed and are workable from basic standpoints. After your site inspection, you would then choose a tree from digital photos or make an appointment to visit our nursery fields to choose your large trees. Once you choose a tree, which is called "tagging", the tree is considered sold and Greenwoods will collect a deposit to reserve this tree and then schedule a planting date, weather and ground condition dependent. We must also order an underground utility mark-out at your property which is generally at no cost to you unless a private mark-out is required. Please note that due to staff and time constraints, it
is Greenwoods policy to have clients select trees from photos if only 1 - 2 trees are to be selected vs. personal tagging visits. However, if the cost of the tree is $3,000 or greater, a personal tagging visit can be scheduled.
6. How long will it take for my large tree to be planted?
This depends on the lead-time of scheduled plantings on our calendar at any given time, plus weather and ground conditions must be monitored to gauge whether we can complete a planting on a specific date. In some cases, we must reschedule planting dates due to adverse weather or ground conditions. Also, certain trees must be monitored for time-specific plantings. This would be advised to you once we have focused on specific tree types.
7. My landscape designer wants specific trees to complete my plan, but I can't find the specific trees at the sizes desired, can you help?
We run into this situation frequently. Designers have great vision in putting together a design plan for your residential or commercial project, but may have very limited knowledge of what is generally available in nursery environments in the surrounding area. If specific trees are not available, we can suggest substitutions to stay within certain design parameters and then you could consult with your designer to determine if these substitutions meet with their approval.
8. We have a deer problem, but want to plant large trees, what do you suggest?
We can suggest certain varieties of trees that deer are less likely to graze on, but deer, in time of drought or in severe winters, may seek out any trees in their vicinity. In addition, male deer perform aggressive behaviors, i.e., mark trees territorially. They seem to prefer marking certain varieties of trees over others. Smaller trees may especially be more vulnerable to this marking pattern. Arbor care companies can offer a spray program to deter deer from grazing on trees, but such spraying can have varying degrees of success. Greenwoods can also install tree wrap at the time of transplanting that can deter deer from rubbing the tree trunk. There is a nominal fee for this installation.
9. Do deer damage trees in nurseries as well?
Yes, unfortunately. But the good news is, most minor "buck rubs" on trees will grow out as the mature bark sets in. While most clients want perfect, unblemished trees, this is not a reality in some cases with certain varieties, red maples being especially targeted by deer for marking. Clients may need to accept some minor blemishes, knowing in time, these blemishes will disappear or minimize with age.
10. I don't want a messy tree in my backyard because I have a deck and a pool. Can you help with this?
Yes, Greenwoods can suggest certain varieties of both shade trees and evergreens which tend to be better choices for pool and deck proximity plantings.
11. How do I know if specific trees are disease or pest-prone?
Greenwoods can extract information from tree reference books we keep on file or you can find such information online, but such information can be unnerving to the layman or -woman. Just because a tree "can" be affected by certain diseases or pests, doesn't mean that it "will". If there is a specific tree that we feel is not a good choice to plant due to an overwhelming blight or pestilence, we will certainly advise you.
All trees you plant or have on your property, to protect your investment, should be inspected by an arborist once a year for diseases or pests and treated accordingly. Or if you notice anything wrong with any of your trees at any time of the year, you should call an arborist for an immediate inspection.
12. Are any trees in your area in short supply?
The large tree market is a supply and demand market. At any given time, there may be a shortage of certain trees. We can wait for smaller trees to catch up to the demand size, source trees from more remote nursery locations, have trees shipped in from other parts of the country to meet demand. All of these factors, of course, drive a higher price.
13. Do you buy trees privately?
We have our own retail arboretum plus we also purvey trees from wholesale nurseries, Christmas tree farms and specimen tree growers. It is extremely rare that we would purvey a tree from a private residence. In the past 7 years, we have purchased very few trees from private residences, namely Japanese Maples and Hollies. We have found that in most cases homeowners have an artificially high dollar figure in mind as to what their tree is worth in the wholesale market, meaning they expect to be paid the retail value, not the wholesale value!
14. Can I go to wholesale nurseries and pick out trees myself?
The majority of wholesale nurseries do not deal directly with the public. In addition, most wholesale nurseries will require that a landscape-related company escort their clients through their wholesale nursery fields. This is not an unfair practice as many nurseries carry insurance policies which require "escorting" to help prevent accidents and injuries on their properties.
15. Why is a one-year warranty offered?
We offer a one-year warranty for your protection. We want you to be assured that your tree will be thriving after it has crossed all four seasons and the different impact each season imposes on your tree. Our warranty is posted here on the Greenwoods website for your review.
16. What is the most important thing I can do for my tree after it is planted?
Water water water! The single most crucial action you can take to keep your tree thriving is to water it. Unfortunately, tree buyers do not always consider that their tree requires such continual attention and neglect to water their trees. Lack of watering risks your investment as our warranty does not cover trees improperly watered. Our watering instructions are right here on our website. Please review them! Please be sure your lifestyle is such that you can attend to watering your trees, either directly or through proper irrigation system implementation or by hiring a watering service. You can also purchase a hydrometer to monitor watering conditions around your trees. A $75 hydrometer investment means that you can keep precise track of the moisture in the soil around your trees and water them with precision.
17. My tree looks a little droopy after transplant, what should I do?
All trees can experience some level of transplant shock. Water-seeking roots are generally the roots located at the outermost of any tree and these are also the ones that typically are severed in transplant. Best to monitor watering, do not over- or underwater! The tendency of most people, when they see drooping leaves or branches, is to put more water on their tree, but this can flood the tree and create a negative condition! A hydrometer can measure this accurately. If you have over-watered, best to scrape away some of the mulch and let water in the tree surround evaporate.
If the tree does not improve with watering adjustments, some additional measures may be needed. The tree can be sprayed with an antidessicant wax to prevent moisture transpiration. If the tree was not drenched with the anti-shock and root promoter compound and wasn't covered with the soil and mulch bed to assist the tree in retaining moisture in the soil, these steps should be initiated by Greenwoods (for a fee) or by an arbor care company.
If your tree continues to experience problems, you may wish to make a sugar water infusion when watering. Simply mix 5 - 6 tablespoons of sugar into a gallon of water and pour over the root ball of the tree. Repeat twice a week. (Brown sugar may be substituted for white sugar if necessary as the iron content in brown sugar may also have some benefit to the tree.)
If your tree is suffering from transplant shock in the heat of the summer, you may need to cool down your tree at night. Do not think that spraying water on the tree needles, leaves or branches during the heat of the day will help the tree. This may actually hurt the tree by leaving water on the needles or leaves, causing the tree to suffer scorch from the sun. Cool down a tree at dusk or night only by spraying water especially on the branches or trunk to cool down the sap temperature!
18. Do you sell trees large enough or strong enough for children to climb or for treehouses to be installed?
No, this takes even more years of maturity than the trees Greenwoods can plant for you.
19. I have been looking at pictures of trees in books and online and have found some trees that I really like, but their growing zone doesn't match where I live. What can I do?
It is a high risk to plant trees not specified for this growing zone. Greenwoods cannot guarantee such trees should you still choose to proceed. We do receive frequent requests for such trees as the following to be planted in this area: Quaking Aspen**, Fig Trees*, Frasier Fir**, Mimosas*, Lombardy Poplars* not specific to this growing zone and more! These trees (*) are not suited to the general area which Greenwoods covers unless you are in warm Gulf Stream driven micro-climates in South Jersey or Long Island, even so, your area could still be susceptible to harsh winters and deep freezes which could impact morbidity of your trees. And these trees (**) need a colder climate and elevation to thrive!
20. Are there certain size limitations on trees we can purchase or transplant? Are branches going to be compromised when my tree is transplanted?
Yes, absolutely. Certain tree varieties have maximum transplant size limitations for survivability. In addition, if your tree is going over the road to reach its new location, the transported tree must conform to DOT regulations. Greenwoods will advise you if we need to conserve on tree size to maximize survivability or to stay within DOT guidelines. Greenwoods has over 20 years of experience in tree transplanting and is one of the oldest large tree and tree transplanting companies in North America.
And yes, since your tree has to be transplanted either on site or over the road, branches have to be tied up in order to accomplish either operation. There is the potential, if certain branches do not have good pliability, when they are being tied down for transplant, they may break, smaller brittle branches may break also. Still, as you can see in photos on our website or from the trees transplanted into our arboretum, that excellent form and branching is retained post-transplant. Greenwoods will take take care to prevent branch breakage, but we cannot avert the inevitable.
21. Can Greenwoods transplant large trees in the Winter?
Greenwoods works year round, weather and ground condition dependent. Large tree moving is definitely possible in the winter as long as firm or frozen ground conditions exist. Greenwoods' equipment can penetrate a 9 - 10" frostline. Generally, the frostlines have not been impassable in this area for the last quarter century, meaning the time Greenwoods has been involved in tree moving. If anything, global warming has created a different scenario. The winter temperatures are warmer and the ground doesn't freeze for more than a few days to a week.
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