a. SHADE, SHADE, SHADE! The foliage of an oak tree can be hundreds of times larger than a palm tree. True, palm trees look cool in our sub-tropical area, but they provide very little shade relative to the size of the tree.
b. Oxygen production of trees depends on their ability to absorb chemicals and minerals from the air. The more leaves or surface area it has the better chance it has of producing more oxygen and removing more pollution from the atmosphere. Having said that, the house plant “areca palm” is one of the highest oxygen-producing plants. Its only problem is that it never grows big enough to shade a back yard or the side of a house!
c. Survivability Though palm trees can survive hurricanes still standing, it is difficult to recover a palm tree that has been dislodged or blow over in a major storm; it will need to be uprighted very quickly to survive because it has such a small root base. An oak, on the other hand, can also survive a hurricane standing but if it does get blown over, it can survive lying down indefinitely as long as some root base is still in the ground. Due to major crises associated with post-storm recovery, downed trees that are not on electrical lines or in a road tend to get last priority. It’s better to have a tree that can wait.
d. Nicer view: When a palm tree grows tall, the foliage is so high that it can’t be seen when you are in close proximity to the tree. For example, if you have a palm tree ten feet from your house and next to the patio, you will not be able to enjoy the foliage from the tree after a few years because it will be so tall. An oak will still have foliage at the height you select and be more enjoyable for decades!

You can! You will have to wait 5 to 10 years to get a fair amount of shade out of it though. Although some oaks grow faster than others, they still take a while to get a good canopy going. Buying a mature tree will provide you with instant shade.

We have a full description of where to start and how to get through the entire process, view more at The Process.

Very carefully! It takes quite a bit of time to properly package and prepare a tree for delivery, but they don’t weigh as much as you’d think so standard trailers and other equipment allow us to move trees easily.

Trees are priced by caliper, that is, the diameter of the tree at a point 6” above the dirt. This is not a linear scale because a tree of 3” diameter may be 15-25’ tall but a tree with 5” diameter may be 30-45’ tall. Be sure to read all about it on the Products page.

As far as you’re willing to pay for. In short, the root package will retain enough water to keep the tree healthy with no additional care for about a week. So, you can transport it anywhere you can get within a week; pretty much the entire continental United States. The issue is that it can become cost-prohibitive to travel more than about 1,000 miles especially if permits are required for an extra big tree. The other consideration is you must plant the tree in an environmental region where the tree will survive. In this case, the southeastern United States.

Almost any method of payment in US Dollars. However, personal checks must clear completely at both banks before we will begin work on your tree. Any other form of payment such as credit card, wire/transfer or electronic payment, or cashier’s check will allow us to get started immediately.

If you just want a specific style but don’t need to actually visit the tree, use our Product page to select the size and style you want and we’ll send you a picture of the tree we pick for you. If you like it, we’ll move forward. If not, we’ll pick another until you’re satisfied. (But please don’t run us in the ground with this; it’s very time-consuming.) If you want to pick your own tree, we will make an appointment with you to visit the farm and pick the tree of your dreams!

It depends almost entirely on the permit-processing time in your area. This can be from a few minutes to a few weeks. The tree portion of the process is almost always two weeks to prepare, package, move, replant, secure, and clean up. The larger the tree, the more time it takes to get it prepared for transport. If you want a really big tree that requires major pruning just to get it on a trailer, you may have to wait three to six months as we don’t want to cut more than 30% of the foliage off the tree at any one time.

None. There is some risk that your tree will not survive transplanting. The good news is that the tree’s survival is almost entirely dependent on you! Since you are making an investment in the tree, it is more likely that you will water it properly so it’s able to grow new roots quickly. Since we cannot visit every transplanted tree to ensure you’re watering and caring for it properly in its early days, we cannot guarantee the tree will survive. We can, however, state very confidently that if you plant it in the proper environment and water it properly for the first year, the tree has a 99+% chance of surviving for decades!