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Shipping Policy

Pre-order for bareroot items shipping in Spring 2026 is now live!



Warm Weather Policy Update
This is for growers in CA, NV, TX, FL, AR, NM, AL, GA, LA, MS, NC, and SC
Orders placed after 3/21 will not qualify under the Raintree Guarantee



A note on Shipping Cost:

At Raintree Nursery, we do not profit from shipping—our rates simply reflect the actual cost charged by USPS or UPS to send live plants across the country from our nursery in Washington State. Shipping prices vary based on your location, but we do our best to keep them as low as possible by subsidizing a portion of the cost. The most cost-effective way to ship is to fill up your box—you’ll often pay the same to ship two bareroot trees as you would for one, so ordering more at once (especially over $100) helps you get the most value for your flat-rate shipping.

If you qualify for West Zone shipping, your flat rate is $24.99 up to $166.00 subtotal, then just 15% of the subtotal after that. 

If you qualify for East Zone shipping, your rate is $39.99 up to $159.00 subtotal, then just 25% of the subtotal after that. 

Alaska, HI, and Puerto Rico orders are shipped via USPS, and rates are determined by their shipping calculator. 


For orders placed on/after: 4/9/26
Current Shipping Start Dates: West Zone Current Shipping Start Dates: East Zone
California 4/27/26_2 Alabama 4/27/26_2
Oregon (Western) 4/27/26_2
 Arkansas 4/27/26_2
Washington (Western) 4/27/26_2
 Florida 4/27/26_2
Arizona  4/27/26_2
 Georgia 4/27/26_2
Nevada 4/27/26_2
 Louisiana 4/27/26_2
New Mexico 4/27/26_2
 Mississippi 4/27/26_2
Idaho 4/27/26_2
 Texas 4/27/26_2
Oregon (Eastern 976-979) 4/27/26_2
 Kansas 4/27/26_2
Washington (Eastern 987-994) 4/27/26_2
 Kentucky 4/27/26_2
Colorado 4/27/26_2
 Missouri 4/27/26_2
Montana 4/27/26_2
 Oklahoma 4/27/26_2
Utah 4/27/26_2
 South Carolina 4/27/26_2
Wyoming  4/27/26_2
 Tennessee 4/27/26_2
Alaska, Hawaii & Puerto Rico: USPS Delaware 4/27/26_2
Alaska 5/11/2026
 District of Columbia 4/27/26_2
Hawaii 4/27/26_2
 Illinois 4/27/26_2
Puerto Rico 4/27/26_2
 Indiana 4/27/26_2
Current Shipping Start Dates: East Zone
 Iowa 4/27/26_2
Maryland 4/27/26_2
Connecticut 4/27/26_2
 Nebraska 4/27/26_2
Massachusetts 4/27/26_2
 New Jersey 4/27/26_2
New York (100-119) 4/27/26_2
 North Carolina 4/27/26_2
Rhode Island  4/27/26_2
 Ohio 4/27/26_2
Maine 4/27/26_2
 Pennsylvania 4/27/26_2
Michigan 4/27/26_2
 Virginia 4/27/26_2
Minnesota 4/27/26_2
 West Virginia 4/27/26_2
New York (120-149) 4/27/26_2
New Hampshire 4/27/26_2
North Dakota 4/27/26_2

South Dakota 4/27/26_2

Vermont 4/27/26_2

Wisconsin

4/27/26_2

 

Shipping Seasons

Please Note: The dates listed are when we expect to begin shipping to the state or area and are not your actual shipping date. Exact shipping dates vary on product availability, weather conditions local to you or us, the size of the order, and the date the order was placed.

We can not ship potted items to Hawaii.

Pre-Orders start July 1st!

The table above shows the date that we plan to begin shipping to your state. We base these dates on the average weather conditions in your location at that time of the year related to your optimal planting time and our ability to get your order to you.

Typically from mid-February through the end of May, we ship most of our orders during this time frame.

Pre-Ordered orders start shipping mid- February, weather permitting. We prioritize orders to western locations first. For customers in HI and PR, we will begin shipping to you in early February. We start to ship into south AK in mid-April and the rest of AK mid-May. Due to the high volume of orders or inclement weather, it may take multiple weeks to ship your order. In these cases, we will try to get your order to you at your optimal planting time. Requested select ship dates will be honored to the best of our ability but cannot be guaranteed. Beginning mid-March, our first zone skip truck is scheduled to ship out, starting with southern states and alternating weekly to northern areas as the weather warms. On alternate weeks we will continue shipping to western locations in the same manner. When you place your order, the ship date given to you is not an exact ship date but rather the estimated shipping week based on our average shipping times. Most orders ship via UPS Ground. For customers in AK, HI, and PR, we can only ship to you via USPS.

Summer Shipping Season

Typically through June, we can ship to your location if the weather is appropriate, otherwise we may hold your order until the fall season. We do not ship bare-root, only container plants during this season. Books and supplies are shipped nationwide via USPS or UPS on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Fall Shipping Season

For USDA Zones 6 and above. Typically from mid-to-late-September through early-November, we do not ship bare-root plants during this season. We will ship container plants to cooler locations first and warmer areas when they begin to cool down. Books and supplies ship year-round.

If you place an order that consists of items that are available for fall shipping and pre-order items that will not be available until the following Spring, your order will not ship until Spring. If you would like the available fall items to ship during the fall season, you will need to pay additional shipping for a split shipment, please reach out to customer service so we can help you with that. Most orders ship via UPS Ground. For customers in AK, HI, and PR, we can only ship to you via USPS.

General Shipping Information

Shipping rates are calculated in your cart at checkout and based on your order total. Please make sure you have entered your shipping information correctly and, most importantly, your street address, zip code, and state.

If you have entered incorrect information or need to change the address we are shipping to, we reserve the right to charge you for the new address’s updated shipping cost. If the value is less to the revised address, we will refund you the difference. If we have already shipped your order and it is in transit to you and needs a change of address, you will incur a fee that UPS imposes on us for the change of address and new transportation charges.

Once your order has shipped, our order management system will send you a tracking number, so please be sure to give us your email address to be informed of when your parcel is arriving.

Orders can arrive in as large as a 60x16x14 box and sometimes in multiple packages. We also carry many different sized containers to accommodate the size and amount of your order.

Bare-root items are stored in our cold storage facility to ensure they stay dormant, and that allows us to ship them to you in optimal condition. We only bring them out of storage when your order is ready to ship. Bare-root items we sell are only available to ship on Spring orders.

Container plants that are in stock are stored and taken care of here at the Nursery. Some items we carry may not be in stock due to selling out of the previously available stock quantity and the new crops growing need time to develop. Some of the new crop items will be available for Fall shipping. You can check their availability on our website.

Books & Supplies are available to ship year-round depending on stock quantities. Weather permitting.

This page’s information is subject to change based on weather, carrier delays, stock delays, or other unforeseen circumstances. It may be updated to reflect our policy at that time.