Treeland Nursery Gunter: A Family Tree Farm on Sharp Road

Treeland Nursery Gunter is a family-owned tree farm and plant nursery at 1208 Sharp Road, on the south side of Gunter. You can walk in without an appointment Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (it’s closed Sundays), pick out your own trees and shrubs, and either haul them home yourself or pay to have the crew deliver and plant them. Fall is one of its two busiest seasons, so if you’re planning to plant before winter, it pays to know how the place works before you drive out.

Name: Treeland Nursery
Town: Gunter
Category: Tree farm and plant nursery (retail and wholesale)
Address: 1208 Sharp Road, Gunter, TX 75058
Phone: (972) 372-4737
Email: sales@treelandnursery.com
Website: tree-land.com
Posted hours: Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. for shopping; pickup 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Closed Sundays.

A Gunter farm with roots back to 1951

Treeland’s story is a Grayson County family story. According to the nursery’s Our Story page, Junior and Nellie Reed bought several acres in 1951 as part of a larger homestead and used the land for farming and raising cattle, sheep and mules. Part of that land later passed to their daughter Pat, who built a home there with her husband, Bob. In 1983, after buying their first tree, Bob and Pat started the tree farm. Derek and Denise Piaschyk later joined the business, and the site now presents Treeland as a Piaschyk family operation.

Today Treeland describes itself as the largest combined retail and wholesale nursery in Texas. That’s the nursery’s own claim, not an independent ranking, but the numbers it publishes give a sense of scale: more than 20,000 trees and 12,000 square feet of greenhouses holding shrubs, flowers, grasses, groundcover, succulents and vines. The farm is listed at 50 acres on the FAQ page and 60 acres on the About page, so expect a big property either way.

What a visit is actually like

This isn’t a garden center with a checkout line by the door. Shopping is self-serve: you stop by the office for shopping materials, then work your way through rows of container trees on rocked lanes. You can walk, drive your own car around the farm, or grab one of the golf carts, which are first come, first served and often run out on peak days. Cart drivers must be 21 or older. Treeland’s visitor guide suggests sneakers or comfortable sandals because the tree pads are covered in rock, plus a hat and sunscreen in warm weather.

Kids are welcome, and the grounds include landscaped flower beds and ponds, and the nursery keeps free-range ducks, chickens, turkeys, peacocks and goats. The house rules are simple: be kind to the animals, and don’t throw rocks into the pond. Because the animals roam, dogs are not allowed, even on a leash, so leave yours at home.

Three ways to order

Treeland gives you three ways to buy: tag trees in person and fill out an order form on site, order online from the tree inventory page, or call the sales staff. If you order ahead and want staff to tag trees for you, the farm pickup page asks for 24 business hours. Trees and shrubs 15 gallons and larger can be held, or scheduled for delivery, up to 30 days out; smaller plants can only be held for 24 hours. No deposit is required to reserve a phone or online order.

For bigger projects, Treeland offers a 5% volume discount on orders over $5,000, excluding sale and clearance trees, delivery fees and removals, and it runs a separate wholesale program for trade buyers.

Picking up yourself: what to bring

This is where first-timers get caught out. Treeland’s crew will load your truck or trailer, but wrapping, tying down and hauling are on you, and the nursery doesn’t sell any of the supplies. Bring:

• A 70% shade mesh tarp to protect leafy trees from wind burn on the highway. Bare winter trees don’t need one. Treeland points customers to Tractor Supply for tarps.
• Rope and ratchet straps to secure the trees and the tarp.
• Enough room in your vehicle for what you’re buying.

Pickup runs Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather and holidays permitting, and orders must be submitted and tagged by 3 p.m. for same-day pickup. Calling on your way lets the crew pull pre-tagged trees in advance. You can pull small items from in and around the greenhouse yourself, but anything 7 gallons or larger beyond the greenhouse has to be pulled by staff. Loading stops during storms.

Two rules matter here. First, all farm pickup sales are final, with no returns and no warranty, so choose carefully. Second, Treeland’s plants may only be transported within Texas. If you cancel or reschedule after the crew has already pulled your order, there’s a 10% restocking fee. A 2.5% fee applies to cards paid in advance, and it’s waived if you swipe your card in person at pickup.

Delivery, planting and the one-year guarantee

If you’d rather not wrestle a big tree into the ground, Treeland delivers and plants. Every plant in a delivery and planting order has to be at least 15 gallons. Delivery is $50 per trip once you meet the minimum order for your area, and that minimum varies by city, so check the nursery’s delivery range page with your address. If Treeland picks your trees, it emails photos of 15-gallon and larger items, and if the picks aren’t what you wanted, you’re welcome to visit the farm and reselect.

Before the crew comes, you’ll sign an online package with your invoice and care instructions, and Treeland files a TX811 locate request for public utility lines. Private lines are your job: flag or paint irrigation, pool and lighting lines, and decide exactly where each tree goes before the crew arrives, because moving a tree after the hole is dug costs extra. Cancelling within four business days of delivery carries a 10% fee.

The guarantee only covers trees and shrubs Treeland plants at your primary residence, the home you own and live in full time. If one dies within a year, you get a credit of two-thirds of the original price toward a replacement of equal or greater value. Second homes, weekend homes, commercial property, container plantings and anything you picked up yourself aren’t covered. Treeland also says a lawn sprinkler system isn’t enough water for a new tree and posts a watering guide on its site.

That’s especially useful if you’ve just moved into one of the new neighborhoods around town. If you’re landscaping a new-build yard, our guide to Gunter TX new home communities covers where that building is happening. Check your HOA’s landscaping rules before you buy.

Fall picks, straight from the nursery

Treeland’s visitor guide lists March through June and September through November as its peak months, and warns that delivery schedules stretch out during those stretches. If you’re shopping now, Denise’s top five trees for fall color in North Texas are a good starting list: Brandywine maple, Chinese pistachio, October Glory maple, red oak and Shantung maple. She notes that Chinese pistachio and Shantung maple are both recognized as Texas Superstar plants by Texas A&M.

In late October, the banner on Treeland’s website was also advertising 20% off pumpkins and 25% off 65-gallon Brodie cedars as its tree of the month. Specials change, so call ahead before you go just for a deal.

Good to know before you go

• Holiday closures. Treeland’s 2026 holiday schedule shows it closed Nov. 25–27 for Thanksgiving, Dec. 24–26 for Christmas and Dec. 31.
• No snacks on site. The farm doesn’t sell food or drinks, so plan a meal stop.
• Payment. Treeland accepts cash and major cards; checks are for delivery orders.
• Small removals. The crew can remove a limited number of trees or stumps up to 6 inches in trunk diameter for an extra fee, with photo approval first.

Make a Gunter morning of it

Treeland’s own visitor guide sends hungry shoppers to a few nearby spots, and two of them are in Gunter: Andrea’s Pizza Gunter, where Denise recommends the thicker deep-dish crust, and Preston Trail Farms Cafe Gunter, where her go-to is the fried chicken sandwich with onion rings. Check each restaurant’s current hours before you go. If you need feed, fencing, garden tools or STIHL equipment for the new trees, Preston Trail Farms Gunter sells hardware and feed on TX-289.

Find more local stores in our Gunter shops guide, browse all three corridor towns in Gunter Grayson shops, or start with the Grayson County Line guide if you’re new to the area.

Image source: featured collage (a gravel lane between rows of container trees, and a greenhouse of potted shrubs) and in-body photos via Treeland Nursery.