if i sold to the public passing by from my house  what would be a fair market price for rooted cuttings ,air layers and 5 gal trees >??? just a basic average price not concidering varieties ,i will have one price for three categories~

That's a good question.  It could help you cull the heard so to speak if you went a little crazy and grew too many, like yours truly, and start a fund for the next round of cuttings.

Check with Walmart and Home Depot for reference. Then set a little lower.

I sell common Fig trees (Celeste and Brown Turkey) $10.00 for 1 gallon and 3 gallon for $20.00.  I sell the LSU Gold, LSU Purple, LSU Hollier, English Brown Turkey, Alma, and Kadota for $15.00 and $30.00.  The Texas Blue Giant, Jack's Quarter Pounder, and Brunswick sell for $25.00 and $40.00.  I have a 2x6ft sign on my front fence from March to August and I also sell at 3 Farmer's Markets at the same prices.  The sign cost $17.00 on ebay and has been paid for many times over.

For my pricing, I don't care what Walmart or the Box stores prices are, I have never had anyone say "I can get it cheaper at XXXXX".  They typically sell 1 gallon for $9.95 and 3 gallon "whips" at $21.95.

I am going to sell 1 gallon well rooted trees wholesale next Spring at reduced prices.

I live on a State road and have a lot of traffic, which is why we picked this property.

Hope this helps.

I'm in NJ so I think my prices may be on the higher side of fair: $10 air layer, $15 for #1, $25 #3, and from there I jump into #10 $40. These are for my unknown varieties. I sell the other varieties online or just trade. The general public does not care what the variety name is. They barely know that there is more than one variety, or at best, that there are "dark" and "light". I have several farmers markets by me but have not tried to sell any to them. I would imagine I'd have to reduce the price by 1/3 to sell wholesale.

I agree, most consumers don't know or care about cultivars but if they have had bad experiences such as splitting, dropping figs, frost damage, late crop not ripening it pays to point them to a different cultivar, ie, Hardy Chicago for frost locations.

I do not sell cuttings.  I pot air layers in 1 gallon, wait a season, up pot to 3 gallon and sell as well rooted 3 gallon trees.

There are two different Farmer's Markets, the true wholesale market and the "boutique" retail market.  The wholesale market is exactly that, wholesale and you have to discount prices.  I sell at the "boutique" retail markets, less discussions on price, more profit.

As I said in my prior post, I am going to sell wholesale next Spring but only FOB at my location and a minimum of ten trees.  I will deliver but it is an additional cost, $1.00 per mile from my location.

Glad you brought this up. I will be considering selling some extras next year locally, I don't like shipping and if anything goes wrong it's easy to replace, I usually trow away the one I don't like and have been giving away the good extras, it wouldn't be to bad to recover some of the money. I don't mind shipping cutting or special varieties they're worth the problem. Also I don't mind shipping to friends, they're always worthy of the effort

[QUOTE=VeryNew2Figs]That's a good question.  It could help you cull the heard so to speak if you went a little crazy and grew too many, like yours truly, and start a fund for the next round of cuttings.[/QUOTE]~LOL ~ sounds like me yes ~

[QUOTE=Figfanatic57]Check with Walmart and Home Depot for reference. Then set a little lower.[/QUOTE]~thanks~

[QUOTE=dkirtexas]I sell common Fig trees (Celeste and Brown Turkey) $10.00 for 1 gallon and 3 gallon for $20.00.  I sell the LSU Gold, LSU Purple, LSU Hollier, English Brown Turkey, Alma, and Kadota for $15.00 and $30.00.  The Texas Blue Giant, Jack's Quarter Pounder, and Brunswick sell for $25.00 and $40.00.  I have a 2x6ft sign on my front fence from March to August and I also sell at 3 Farmer's Markets at the same prices.  The sign cost $17.00 on ebay and has been paid for many times over.

For my pricing, I don't care what Walmart or the Box stores prices are, I have never had anyone say "I can get it cheaper at XXXXX".  They typically sell 1 gallon for $9.95 and 3 gallon "whips" at $21.95.

I am going to sell 1 gallon well rooted trees wholesale next Spring at reduced prices.

I live on a State road and have a lot of traffic, which is why we picked this property.

Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]~thanks, sounds like you got some good trees~

[QUOTE=ADelmanto]I'm in NJ so I think my prices may be on the higher side of fair: $10 air layer, $15 for #1, $25 #3, and from there I jump into #10 $40. These are for my unknown varieties. I sell the other varieties online or just trade. The general public does not care what the variety name is. They barely know that there is more than one variety, or at best, that there are "dark" and "light". I have several farmers markets by me but have not tried to sell any to them. I would imagine I'd have to reduce the price by 1/3 to sell wholesale. [/QUOTE]~thanks for responding~

[QUOTE=dkirtexas]I agree, most consumers don't know or care about cultivars but if they have had bad experiences such as splitting, dropping figs, frost damage, late crop not ripening it pays to point them to a different cultivar, ie, Hardy Chicago for frost locations.

I do not sell cuttings.  I pot air layers in 1 gallon, wait a season, up pot to 3 gallon and sell as well rooted 3 gallon trees.

There are two different Farmer's Markets, the true wholesale market and the "boutique" retail market.  The wholesale market is exactly that, wholesale and you have to discount prices.  I sell at the "boutique" retail markets, less discussions on price, more profit.

As I said in my prior post, I am going to sell wholesale next Spring but only FOB at my location and a minimum of ten trees.  I will deliver but it is an additional cost, $1.00 per mile from my location.[/QUOTE]
~thanks~

[QUOTE=Mario_1]Glad you brought this up. I will be considering selling some extras next year locally, I don't like shipping and if anything goes wrong it's easy to replace, I usually trow away the one I don't like and have been giving away the good extras, it wouldn't be to bad to recover some of the money. I don't mind shipping cutting or special varieties they're worth the problem. Also I don't mind shipping to friends, they're always worthy of the effort [/QUOTE]~thanks~

Hi Chuck

There are many reasons for fig tree sales from home;

- If you are downsizing then trade them away or gift them out is best.  Free or cost of shipping.
- If you want to spread the love of figs to beginners then you need to sell really low prices and only the figs that are easy to grow for your area.  I suggest $19 for 1 gal, $29 for 2 gal...
- If you have retired to a farm and need to cover the black hole of farm expenses then you will need to recover your time and material and a little profit to put away for potential bad times.  I suggest $29 for 1 gal, $39 for 2 gal ...  For some cultivars these are bargain prices compared to eBay auctions.

Ultimately you need to charge what the market will bear but make sure to cover your time and material and should pay yourself a minimum wage. 

[QUOTE=pino]Hi Chuck

There are many reasons for fig tree sales from home;

- If you are downsizing then trade them away or gift them out is best.  Free or cost of shipping.
- If you want to spread the love of figs to beginners then you need to sell really low prices and only the figs that are easy to grow for your area.  I suggest $19 for 1 gal, $29 for 2 gal...
- If you have retired to a farm and need to cover the black hole of farm expenses then you will need to recover your time and material and a little profit to put away for potential bad times.  I suggest $29 for 1 gal, $39 for 2 gal ...  For some cultivars these are bargain prices compared to eBay auctions.

Ultimately you need to charge what the market will bear but make sure to cover your time and material and should pay yourself a minimum wage. [/QUOTE]~thanks~

[QUOTE=Mario_1]Glad you brought this up. I will be considering selling some extras next year locally, I don't like shipping and if anything goes wrong it's easy to replace, I usually trow away the one I don't like and have been giving away the good extras, it wouldn't be to bad to recover some of the money. I don't mind shipping cutting or special varieties they're worth the problem. Also I don't mind shipping to friends, they're always worthy of the effort [/QUOTE]

Mario, you have some pretty special trees. I have been one of the lucky friends to receive cuttings and I am forever grateful!

@Danny When selling at the farmers market did you have to get a nursery permit?

@SAS - No, I also sell over in Louisiana and has not been an issue over there.....yet.  I only have to certify that I grow the trees and plants on my property.  I think the certification is a Farmer's Market thing as opposed to statute/regulation.

Thanks Danny.

I know it's a little off topic, but I have to say, I have two of Chuck's air layers and they are very nice. Any member should be happy to trade with him!!!

[QUOTE=DevIsgro]I know it's a little off topic, but I have to say, I have two of Chuck's air layers and they are very nice. Any member should be happy to trade with him!!![/QUOTE]~thanks,that's kind of you ~

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