Planting and Delivery
*Pick out, tag, and pay for your trees at the nursery. Once they are paid for you can then schedule a day to have your trees planted.
*Place FREE Nursery provided white flags in each planting location in your yard. Label each flag with tree size and variety if you have more than one being planted.
*Email a picture of your invoice and pictures of your planting site from the street to each white flag/planting site to the tree planting company at: trees@frontrangepalnting.com. This must be done within 24 hours of your purchase date to avoid being rescheduled. This is to prevent any additional surprise charges due to access issues including but not limited to steps, retaining walls, small opening (gates, window wells), etc.
*The planting companies will call to have your utility locates done. These are your public utility lines. The locaters will mark up to the Meter. Any line from the meter to your home/outbuildings is private and will not be located. Those lines MUST be located by a private locator. We can give you numbers for those companies. Flags must be out at least 2 weeks prior to your planting date as locators will not complete your public utility locate without flags in place. If the flags are not in place and locators must be called back out, any incurred costs from the locate companies will be the responsibility of the homeowner. Once your public utility locates have been completed, you may not move your planting locations for safety reasons.
*The planting company will approve the pictures and your trees will be planted on your planting date. The route of your day will be determined 24 hours the day before your scheduled day. The planters will call approx. 30 minutes ahead of their arrival on the day of your planting. Due to extremely varying site and digging conditions two-hour windows are not available.
*Pay the Planters! Planting and Delivery charges are paid at the time of service to the planters, not to the nursery. They are independent Contractors. Planting/Delivery is never paid at the nursery. They accept Cash, Check, & Credit Cards (a 3.25% processing fee is added for credit card payments.
PLANTING/DELIVERY/LABOR GUARANTEE: The planting companies are Independent Contractors. If a tree/plant dies within 6 months of the planting date, they will cover 50% of the per tree/plant planting price, but not less than half of the planting minimum. The replacement plant must be going into the same hole. If a new planting area is selected then the planting cost will be full price. There is no guarantee for planting charges on trees that die after six months. Delivery, Special Access, and Difficult Site charges are not guaranteed.
Please see our Guarantee Page for information on the tree/plant guarantee.
* $100 Cancellation Fee- Plantings/deliveries cancelled or rescheduled less than three business days (Monday-Friday) prior to planting/delivery date are subject to this fee. *Payable to the independent planting company doing the work.
* $25 Locate Fee- Locates are required by law. Initial locate is included with your planting. If flags are not in the planting locations and access is not open (i.e., locked gates or dogs) for two weeks prior to your planting date, the fee will be charged each time the locates have to be recalled. *Payable to the independent planting company doing the work
PLANTING or DELIVERY CHARGES
*Charges are per tree/plant and cannot be less than the minimum planting or delivery fee. See bellow.
*Delivery includes setting the tree/plant next to your planting site. Delivery does not include digging the hole, setting in the hole, staking, removing wire basket, etc. Prices are negotiable for difficult site conditions.
*Planting INCLUDES delivery, digging the hole, amending the soil, staking and strapping the tree, and clean up. If you purchased Mykes at the nursery they will apply it during planting. Prices will be negotiated for difficult site conditions including but not limited to access, digging conditions, stump/root removal, etc. Planting prices also include calling 811 ONE TIME to have your public utilities marked.
*Planting DOES NOT INCLUDE tree/shrub/root removal from previous planted trees UNLESS the tree being removed is still under the Nursery’s guarantee. It does not include repairs to private lines like irrigation/sprinkler lines, low voltage electric lines, private electric lines, private gas lines, septic, well, etc. Customers are responsible for repairs to private lines as the planters will have no idea where those lines are.
*If your tree is tagged as a special access tree ^^ it is big! It also requires using larger equipment to handle and plant. Add $500 to your planting total for the mobilization and use of the larger equipment. This is per day basis at one planting site. A minimum of 8’ is required to plant these trees. Pictures must be emailed to the planters within 24 hours of the day you purchase the trees for access approval.
*If you live in Zone 5 (see next paragrah) add $25 to your planting/delivery total. This is to cover extra cost associated with the combination of spread out stops, difficult sites, and/or harder digging conditions. If your address is over 26 miles from the nursery OR outside of El Paso county we will need to get a quote from the tree planting companies to plant in your area.
*If your address is in these Zone 5 zip codes add $25 to your total. This is due to the size of the zone, distance between stops, access to planting sites, & digging conditions in these areas: 80817 80829 80901 80902 80903 80904 80905 80906 80907 80909 80910 80911 80913 80914 80916 80925 80929 80931 80934 80935 80936 80937 80951
The Minimum Planting Charge will not be less than: | |
Planting with any B&B Tree/Shrub | $325 |
Planting with ONLY Container Tree/Shrub | $285 |
The Minimum Delivery Charge will not be less than: | |
Delivery with any B&B Tree/Shrub | $275 |
Delivery with ONLY Container Tree/Shrub | $235 |
Per Tree Planting Price (includes delivery price) |
Per Tree Delivery Price |
|
B&B Evergreen Trees | ||
Up to 6.5′ | $225 | $175 |
7′-7.5′ | $260 | $210 |
8′-8.5′ | $290 | $240 |
9′-9.5’* | $375 | $325 |
10′-10.5′ * | $450 | $400 |
11′-11.5′ *^^ | $450 | $400 |
12′-16.5′ ^^ | $650 | $600 |
17′-20′ ^^ | $750 | $700 |
B&B Deciduous Trees | Per Tree Planting Price | Per Tree Delivery Price |
Up to 2.25″ | $215 | $165 |
2.5″-2.75″ | $255 | $205 |
3″-3.25″ | $310 | $260 |
3.5″-3.75″ | $365 | $315 |
4″-4.25″ * | $455 | $405 |
4.5″-4.75″ * | $470 | $420 |
5″-5.25″ * ^^ | $515 | $465 |
B&B Multi-Stem Trees | Per Tree Planting Price | Per Tree Delivery Price |
Up to 6′ | $205 | $155 |
6′-8′ | $210 | $160 |
8′-10′ | $250 | $200 |
10′-12′ | $275 | $225 |
12′-14′ * | $305 | $255 |
14′-16′ * | $340 | $290 |
16′-18′ * | $415 | $365 |
Container Trees | Per Tree Planting Price | Per Tree Delivery Price |
#5 – #7 | $75 | $15 |
#10 – #18 | $145 | $95 |
#20 – #25 | $205 | $155 |
#30 | $235 | $185 |
#45 | $260 | $210 |
Container Shrubs | Per Shrub Planting Price | Per Shrub Delivery Price |
#1 | $14 | $9 |
#2 – #5 | $28 | $23 |
#6 – #7 | $65 | $23 |
#10 | $95 | $45 |
#15 | $115 | $65 |
* Trees that may require the use of a Mini Skid Loader to handle. Trees with this marking most commonly cannot be handled without the use of equipment.
^^ Special Access trees are very large and heavy. They require the use of a full size Skid Steer. These trees also require an additional $500/day per site charge for the use of the larger equipment. This is not per tree but a per day price assuming it is being used at the same site. These trees have a special tag on them and are also noted on your invoice.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES
Below are services or job specific instances that may incur additional charges in addition to the posted Delivery and Planting prices listed above. |
-Any Obstacles (i.e. steps, retaining walls, gates, window wells, AC units, etc.) |
-Removal of Pet Waste or Obstructions in Access Route and Planting Sites |
-Tree, Stump, & Root Removal |
-Basket Removal– Old Baskets from Previously Planted Trees Left in the Hole and/or When Having Trees Delivered |
-Staking of Pre-Existing Trees |
-Removing Stakes on Existing Trees |
-Moving Boulders |
-Excessive Dirt–More Than One Wheelbarrow Per Tree |
-Excessive Rock or Mulch-Over 3” Deep |
-Rock 2” or Larger – Example Cobble Stone/Rip Rap |
These Zip codes may have addresses that are further than 26 miles from the nursery and/or outside of El Paso County. Extra travel fees will apply. In addition to Zone 5 listed above. |
Zip codes that will have additional travel fees due to their distance from the nursery or access. 80106, 80808, 80809, 80829, 80833, 80864, 80930, and 80940 |
Disclaimer
Colorado Tree Farm Nursery is in the business of producing and selling nursery stock. Customers are always free to locate and use their own delivery and planting service, but for your convenience, customers may choose to utilize the delivery and planting companies recommended by HCTFN. Those recommended companies are independent contractors and have no affiliation or association with HCTFN. They are not employed by, partners of, nor are they joint-ventures of our nursery. They are recommended to our customers as they have completed certain training as it relates to planting trees and shrubs, have histories of dependable service, and have met certain insurance requisites. Customers are always free to investigate the delivery and planting companies recommended by HCTFN, and should they agree to one of those companies they will pay them directly for their services.
SITE ACCESS FOR PLANTING & DELIVERY
Click on the buttons below to download our flow chart that explains the process and the access requirements for planting and delivery. In certain cases pictures are required to be emailed to the planting crews two weeks prior to your planting date. White flags (provided at the nursery) are required to be placed in the exact planting site for each tree/plant in order for utilities to be marked.