We do not offer express shipping. All items are shipped ground and arrive in 1-4 days for 98% of customers. 

Orders will be shipped in 1-2 business days.  Initial shipping will take place on Mon, Wed and Fri with the ability to flex up if demand is needed to 5 days a week. E.g., Orders placed on Friday will ship on Monday, Orders placed Monday will ship on Wednesday and orders placed on Tuesday will also ship on Wednesday.

See note above but from our SC location, most metros are 1-3 day shipments and almost the entire country can be reached in 4 days. Deliveries take place Mon-Sat for customers. 

10-pack ships in the normal packaging.  Large trees 3 ft.+ ship max of 2 per box.   Some smaller SKUs will ship all 10 in one box with care being taken to keep each separated.

You do not, these are normal deliveries just like any other product delivered through FedEx Home Delivery.

No, these will be placed where your FedEx driver normally places your packages.

A majority of the packaging is recyclable.  There are however, 1 poly-bag per plant that encloses the nursery container to both retain moisture and prevent soil loss.

We actually recommend giving it a few days to acclimate in a shady location before planting.  This allows the plant to recover from shock before introducing it to a new climate.  Here is a quick description that you can adjust for your needs.