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Survey Conducted September 2007
 Treeland’s focus is to simplify our customers’ shopping experience and to accomplish this we have provided a guaranteed lowest price survey. This survey compares Treeland’s price of a 45 Gallon Shumard Red Oak (3.0"), which includes delivery, planting and one year guarantee, to other retail nurseries around the Dallas metroplex. The second table enables customers to properly compare the relationship between tree prices and trunk width.
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45 Gallon Shumard Red Oak (3.0") |
Type of Retailer |
City |
Our Price |
Their Price |
Nursery |
Frisco |
$295 |
$545 |
Nursery |
Rowlett |
$295 |
$624 |
Nursery |
Allen |
$295 |
$550 |
Nursery |
Sherman/Denison |
$295 |
$569 |
Nursery |
Denton |
$295 |
$450 |
Nursery |
Lewisville |
$295 |
$595 |
Nursery |
Flower Mound |
$295 |
$699 |
Nursery |
Garland |
$295 |
$600 |
Nursery |
Plano |
$295 |
$450 |
Nursery |
Carrollton |
$295 |
$599 |
Nursery |
Southlake |
$295 |
$500 |
Nursery |
Coppell |
$295 |
$649 |
Nursery |
Roanoke |
$295 |
$415 |
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Comparing Prices |
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#1 |
#2 |
#3 |
#4 |
| Price of Tree |
$250 |
$325 |
$399 |
$460 |
| Width of Trunk |
2.5" |
3.0" |
3.5" |
4.0" |
| Price Per Inch |
$100/in |
$108/in |
$115/in |
$115/in |
| Best value is lowest price per inch. Most tree farms charge more per inch as a tree trunk size increases because the task is more risky as the weight and tree size increase. Therefore, to compare prices fairly, you should compare similar size trunks. |
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