Payment in full must be received before shipping.
On site purchases and shipments to Illinois addresses will be charged 6.25% sales tax.
Davidsans does not make money on shipping or packing. It is time consuming and tedious. We do not just slap it in a box ebay style. It does neither of us any good to sell you a boffo tree and have it destroyed with crappy packing and shipping methods.
We do charge a 15$ packing fee since each bosx ias inner crated with 1×2’s for saftey. The one exception is smaller 1 gallon size trees than can go in a 24 or 36″ triangular USPS and shipped USPS. There really is no packing with these small trees and really no room in box for packing materials .But remember that tracking USPS boxes is worthless and since they never pay on insurance it is a bit more dicey.
All trees are shipped semi bare root with nmoisture retaining gel generously applied around sealed root ball .
We are now recieving a good discount from UPS which should help keep ship cost lower for you we are passing this discount along to you in it’s entirety . But in reality there is no inexpensive way to ship larger trees. I strive daily to keep my costs down but not at the expense of the tree getting there in one piece . I guess the fact is ..If you want a larger tree you will have to pay a bit more for the shipping and packing but only at my cost and in reality my packing charge are below cost …considerably. All larger boxes are inner crated braced with 1″x2′” s which is a very time consuming process but one we feel is necessary for saftey of tree.
If you can live with a smaller tree your costs will be considerably less especially in the 2, 3, 5, and 7 gallon sizes. Also always remember shipping more than one tree in a box greatly reduces pr tree ship cost you are basically cost averaging shipping cost . it is often no more to ship two trees and not much more to ship three .
Here’s some approximate charges as represented by last years average shipping costs ( these may be more than what they will be this year with discounts. but should give you some idea)
Davidsans warrants and guarantees all plants will arrive alive and in good condition. If your box has visible damage, do not refuse the package, but make sure the shipper makes a note of the damage before you open it. If you are not there when the package arrives, take a picture of the box damage before opening it. We are confidant that your tree will arrive in good condition. Minor twigs breaking or other minor scuffs that have done no real damage to the tree are to be expected. After opening the box, if the plant is damaged, please email us a closeup picture of any damage to the plant. If we agree that it was in fact damaged beyond what is expected, we will offer a free replacement or a full refund including shipping. We offer no other guarantee since we cannot inspect how you will plant or care for the tree(s). If you have a problem within the first 30-60 days please let us know. Although we cannot guarantee anything we will try to work something out with you. MONKEY PUZZLE TREES ARE ONLY GURANTEED TOO ARRIVE SAFELY!!!!!
Davidsans shall be only responsible for refund or replacement as stated in the above guarantee and shall not be responsible for any other damages, actual, punitive or otherwise, to the customer or customer’s property whatsoever, whether or not such are directly or indirectly associated with any sale or purchase from Davidsans.