Terms and Conditions
TERMS OF SALE
Our terms are cash on delivery. All orders for new accounts should be accompanied by payment in full, including shipping charges, at the time the order is placed. No checks are accepted from new accounts without previous clearance. No checks are accepted from any bank that will not conduct a merchant check verification. All checks returned by the bank for insufficient funds will have additional $35 service charge added to the outstanding amount.
Mortellaro’s will open credit accounts with established companies who complete our Credit Application and Account Agreement, have sufficient credit history and capacity, and maintain a suitable payment history. Please allow at least 30 days for the application approval process. The terms of Mortellaro’s Credit Application & Purchase agreement are non-negotiable, and must be signed by an officer of the company.
Payments are due 30 days from the date of the invoice or on the 10th, depending on your terms. Past due amounts are subject to a Finance Charge of 1.5% per month or such maximum lesser rate as may be permitted by law. Invoices are considered overdue 15 days after the due date. Accounts 90 days past due will be subjected to collection procedures. Mortellaro’s Nursery Ltd accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover and ACH Deposit.
Purchasing Policy
We restrict sales to companies actively involved in the nursery or landscape business. Customers must provide a copy of their Floral Nursery Certificate and tax identification number prior to purchasing or obtaining availability or price list.
Prices
Prices are no longer printed in our catalog, and are listed on our Availability that can be obtained from our office by fax, email, text, or online with registered accounts. Prices are intended for wholesale trade only, for quantities of 11 or more. For quantities under 11, add 10%. Prices change without notice. Availability is updated daily with prices that cancel all previous quotations.
Tagging Specific Plants
We select the best plants for all orders. In order to maintain competitive pricing for all of our customers, we find it necessary to add 10% to the price if you wish to tag your own plants. Tags will be removed from plants not taken within 10 days.
Caliper Measurements
Mortellaro's follows the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) guidelines for measuring the calipers for trees. Also found online as ANSI Z60.2, with latest version available below. The relevant information is :
1.2.1 Measuring caliper
For all other nursery stock, caliper measurement shall be taken six inches above the ground level for field
grown stock and from the soil line for container grown stock, which should be at or near the top of
the root flare, and six inches above the root flare for bare root plants, up to and including the four-inch
caliper size interval (i.e., from four inches up to, but not including, 4. inches). If the caliper measured
at six inches is four and one-half inches or more, the caliper shall be measured at 12 inches above the
ground level, soil line, or root flare, as appropriate.
Seldom are tree trunks perfectly round. The most accurate measurement will result from the use of a
diameter tape. Caliper measurements taken with manual or electronic “slot” or “pincer” type caliper
tools should be the average of the smallest and largest measurements.
1.2.3.3 Method of caliper measurement
C. The caliper specified is one-half (1⁄2) of the caliper of the three largest required trunks.
We understand some landscape artchitects wish to follow the DBH, and this must be specified when requesting a quote as we generally do NOT follow it :
DIAMETER BREAST HEIGHT (DBH). The outside bark diameter at breast height. Breast height is defined
as 4.5 feet (1.37m) above the forest floor on the uphill side of the tree. For the purposes of determining
breast height, the forest floor includes the duff layer that may be present, but does not include
unincorporated woody debris that may rise above the ground line.
Volume Sale Discounts
Our volume discount program is based on customer’s annual purchases from January 1 to December 31. All accounts are reviewed and appropriately adjusted monthly.
• 5% discount is given on annual purchases over $15,000
• 10% discount is given on annual purchases over $35,000
The earned discount will continue to be applied into the next year. If a customer does not maintain adequate purchases to qualify for the discount on their account at the end of the next year, the discount will be lowered accordingly. All discounts will be forfeited on past due accounts.
