Young versus mature plants. Generally speaking, small container-grown plants and bare-root plants cost less than larger plants. If you want mature plantings at installation, you should spring for the larger and more expensive size. If you are on a tight budget and don’t mind waiting while your plants grow into maturity, you can buy a smaller size. Younger trees typically experience less transplant shock when you plant them and can be installed by a homeowner if done correctly. Mature trees can be transplanted into your yard, but they require more careful attention to make sure they transplant well, and the help of a professional. The bottom line is that you are purchasing plants at a particular stage of growth, and you will pay more for a plant that the nursery has been growing for a longer period of time.
Species and stock. Plant prices vary widely by species. Even when comparing shade trees of similar caliper sizes, trees that are special cultivars or very slow-growing will be far more expensive than trees that are easy and to grow and that grow quickly. This is based on how nurseries are run as businesses. It’s a greater investment for the nursery to devote time, water, nutrients and labor to produce a slow-growing tree or a tree that is difficult to grow or propagate. The downside to this is that the weedy, fast-growing and potentially invasive plants can be the cheapest ones at the nursery.
Price is also influenced by production timing and availability of stock. Currently, the demand for native plants has increased beyond the nursery industry’s ability to catch up, which means that sometimes natives are difficult to find or more expensive than nonnatives. Stock can change dramatically throughout the year, with spring being the time when retail nurseries are most full of plants.
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