Texas Tree Post launches online specimen tree delivery in three Texas metros

Texas Tree Post launched this week with online delivery of specimen trees to Houston, Austin and San Antonio, giving homeowners a way to shop by species, container size, height and trunk caliper before they buy. The company says its no-substitution model is designed to reduce surprises on delivery day and improve transparency for larger landscape purchases.

Why it matters: - Texas homeowners in three major metros now have a retailer focused on specimen trees with pre-purchase specs that aim to make large tree buying more predictable. - The launch targets buyers who want delivery, local planting guidance and clearer expectations on size, form and maturity before a tree arrives.

What happened: - Texas Tree Post launched this week as an online tree retailer serving the Houston, Austin and San Antonio metro areas. - The catalog includes specimen trees in 15-, 30-, 45-, 65- and 100-gallon containers. - The company built the purchasing model around a one-tree, one-specification promise: the exact tree ordered is the tree that arrives.

The details: - Every product listing on texastreepost.com includes species, cultivar, container size, height range, trunk caliper and single- or multi-trunk form. - Caliper, the trunk diameter, is listed on every product page as the company’s main indicator of tree maturity. - If an ordered tree is unavailable at fulfillment, Texas Tree Post contacts the customer and offers a wait, a comparable replacement or a cancellation. - The company does not make silent substitutions. - The catalog includes Live Oak, Southern Magnolia, Natchez Crape Myrtle, Texas Redbud, Bald Cypress, Pecan, Cedar Elm and Desert Willow. - The largest 100-gallon trees reach 14 to 16 feet at delivery. - Delivered pricing and availability are shown by ZIP code before a customer adds an item to cart. - Houston listings include soil notes for Gulf Coast clay. - Austin listings include soil notes for shallow limestone and caliche. - San Antonio listings include soil notes for rocky caliche on the Hill Country edge. - The site includes a delivery page for each metro with the trees available in that area. - The company also offers a full catalog, a delivery checker, a planting and care guide and a request-a-quote form at texastreepost.com.

Between the lines: - The launch leans on transparency as a selling point, especially for larger trees where size, form and availability can materially affect landscape plans. - The ZIP-code pricing and local soil notes suggest Texas Tree Post is trying to make the buying process more location-specific and less generic than a standard nursery checkout. - The no-substitution policy may appeal to customers who want certainty, but it also puts more pressure on fulfillment and inventory management.

What's next: - Texas Tree Post says it ships year-round, with two main planting windows: spring from March to May and autumn in November. - The company says spring is the busiest period, and large sizes sell earliest. - Delivery covers suburban areas across all three metros, including Katy, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Cypress, Pearland, Spring, Humble, League City and Tomball near Houston; Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Leander, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, Kyle and Buda near Austin; and New Braunfels, Boerne, Schertz, Helotes, Converse, Cibolo, Alamo Heights and Stone Oak near San Antonio. - Trees are delivered to the curb or driveway, and customers are told to have the hole and helpers ready for larger containers. - 65- and 100-gallon trees weigh several hundred pounds, arrive on larger trucks and require access and unloading checks before delivery day.

The bottom line: - Texas Tree Post is betting that Texas homeowners will pay for bigger trees and clearer specs if the retailer removes guesswork from the purchase and delivery process.