SOUTH COAST WHOLESALE

What SOUTH COAST WHOLESALE does

South Coast Wholesale is a wholesale nursery and licensed C-27 contractor specializing in large specimen palms and trees, founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with date palm growing fields in Thermal and Bard, California. The company grows, sources, and brokers mature specimens including Phoenix dactylifera date palms (Medjool, Zahidi, Deglet Noor varieties), Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis), Mediterranean Fan Palms (Chamaerops humilis), Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta), and mature olive trees (Olea europaea), maintaining an inventory of over 10,000 certified disease-free date palms. It operates exclusively on a wholesale trade basis, selling directly to landscape contractors, commercial properties, private estates, and government/municipal projects, and ships full truckload volumes across California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Florida with overseas shipping capability.

The business model combines one-time nursery stock sales with professional services revenue: tree relocation, preservation, salvage, transportation, storage, and installation, supported by certified arborists, qualified riggers and signal persons, and CCO certified operators on staff. Proprietary elements include the Classic Cut® diamond-cut trunk treatment and the Need a Date?® trademark. Customers include marquee enterprise accounts such as Wynn Las Vegas, Resorts World Las Vegas, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Petco Park, Intuit Dome, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Disneyworld, Gaylord Resort, Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman, Marriott Newport Beach, San Diego International Airport, and Port of Los Angeles. Pricing is quote-based and transaction-driven, with prepayment or C.O.D. terms for new accounts, net-30 terms for established accounts, 50% non-refundable deposits for holds up to 90 days, and standby/cancellation fees on installation logistics. Distribution is via direct sales (email preferred), company-arranged shipping, or common carrier, with no consumer channel and no public pricing.

Name

SOUTH COAST WHOLESALE

Legal name

South Coast Wholesale

Website

https://southcoastwholesale.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

South Coast Wholesale is a California-based wholesale nursery and licensed C-27 contractor that grows, sources, and relocates large specimen palms and trees for landscape contractors, commercial properties, private estates, and government projects across the western and southern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Nursery and Landscape Tree Services

NAICS

Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (424930), Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (424480)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Plant & Nursery Stock Wholesalers (Grower-Wholesalers) (AFAGAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exotic & Specialty Produce Wholesale (AFAIACAF), Coconut & Date Palm Plantations (Coconuts, Dates) (AFAGACAH)

Keywords

• Wholesale nursery stock
• Specimen palm trees
• Date palm supply
• Tree relocation services
• Landscape contracting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Nursery Stock Sales: One-time sales of palms and trees including Medjool Date Palms, Canary Island Date Palms, Mediterranean Fan Palms, Mexican Fan Palms, Olive Trees, and other mature specimens. Products sold in various sizes from 36-inch boxes to 144+ inch boxes.
2. Tree Moving and Relocation Services: Professional palm and tree relocation, preservation, and installation services. Company is a licensed C-27 contractor providing full-service moving, transporting, storing, and maintaining of large specimens.
3. Palm Tree Purchasing: Company purchases certain slow-growing palm trees from homeowners in California, particularly Canary Island Date Palms, for commercial projects. Currently only interested in palms in California that are accessible to large equipment.
4. Brokerage Services: Company sources large trees from industry partners and offers brokering services for big trees not in their own inventory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

South Coast Wholesale is a wholesale nursery that grows, sources, and sells large specimen palms and trees directly to the trade, including over 10,000 certified disease-free Phoenix dactylifera date palms (Medjool, Zahidi, Deglet Noor), Canary Island Date Palms, Mediterranean Fan Palms, Mexican Fan Palms, mature Olive Trees, Italian Cypress, and other big trees. As a licensed C-27 contractor with a certified arborist on staff, the company also provides professional palm and tree moving, relocation, preservation, installation, and salvage services. Sales are wholesale-only to landscape contractors, commercial properties, and private estates, with full truckload shipping throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Florida.

Product overview

South Coast Wholesale is a wholesale nursery and tree relocation service specializing in large specimen palms and trees. The core product portfolio centers on date palms (Medjool, Zahidi, Deglet Noor varieties of Phoenix dactylifera) and Canary Island Date Palms (Phoenix canariensis), complemented by Mediterranean Fan Palms (Chamaerops humilis), Mexican Fan Palms (Washingtonia robusta and hybrids), and mature olive trees (Olea europaea) ranging from boxed nursery stock to 150-year-old specimens. Additional offerings include Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), Sago Palms, Dragon Trees, and various big trees (Ficus, Oaks, Pines, Sycamores). The company also operates as a licensed C-27 contractor providing professional tree and palm moving, relocation, preservation, and salvage services. South Coast Wholesale ships throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Florida, with palms installed at major venues including Wynn Las Vegas, Petco Park, Disneyland, and Universal Studios.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Need a Date?®: Registered trademark owned by South Coast Wholesale, used as a brand tagline for date palm sales
• Classic Cut®

Products and services

• Medjool Date Palms High-quality certified Medjool Date Palms (Phoenix dactylifera), a true date palm variety known for its edible fruit, available in various sizes from 4ft to 45ft of clear trunk with Classic Cut diamond-pattern trunk finish; sold wholesale to landscape contractors, commercial properties, and private estates.
• Zahidi Date Palms Zahidi date palms (Phoenix dactylifera), a date palm variety known for its golden-colored fruit; part of South Coast Wholesale's specialty date palm collection sold wholesale to trade.
• Deglet Noor Date Palms Deglet Noor date palms (Phoenix dactylifera), a semi-dry date variety often called the 'queen of dates'; available alongside Medjool and Zahidi varieties, sold wholesale to trade.
• Canary Island Date Palms Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm or Pineapple Palm), a slow-growing stately palm reaching 40-60 feet with thick trunks and sharp-spined leaves, prized for resort and commercial landscapes; sold wholesale to trade.
• Mediterranean Fan Palms Chamaerops humilis (Mediterranean Fan Palm or European Fan Palm), the only palm native to Europe; multi-stemmed with gray-green fan-shaped leaves, hardy to 10°F, available from 36-inch boxes to large specimens; sold wholesale to trade.
• Mexican Fan Palms and Hybrids Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm), a fast-growing fan palm reaching 50-100 feet native to northern Mexico; also includes California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) and Washingtonia hybrid ('Filibusta'); sold natural or skinned by trunk foot; sold wholesale to trade.
• Mature Olive Trees Olea europaea (Olive Trees) available from 36-inch boxed nursery-grown specimens to ancient trees over 100-150 years old; includes field-grown and semi-fruitless varieties; sold wholesale to trade.
• Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens (Italian Cypress), a narrow columnar evergreen reaching 40-60 feet tall but only 3-6 feet wide; certified for shipping to California, Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona; sold wholesale to trade.
• Big Palms and Big Trees Relocation Services Professional tree and palm moving, relocation, and preservation services. Licensed C-27 contractor providing transportation, storage, and maintenance services for large specimens from 48-inch to 144-inch boxes, with certified arborist, qualified rigger and signal person, and CCO certified operators on staff.
• Big Trees (Ficus, Oaks, Pines, Sycamores) Large specimen trees including California Peppers (Schinus molle), Dragon Trees (Dracaena draco), Ficus, Giant Birds of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai), Oak Trees (Quercus spp.), Pine Trees (Pinus spp.), and Sycamore Trees (Platanus spp.); sold wholesale to trade.
• Palm and Tree Salvage Services Purchase and collection of slow-growing palm trees from private California properties accessible to large equipment; services include collecting and relocating Canary Island Date Palms, Brahea armata, Chamaerops humilis, and Phoenix reclinata from homeowner properties for use in commercial projects.
• Additional Palm and Tree Varieties Specialty palms and trees including Butia capitata (Jelly Palm), Brahea armata (Mexican Blue Fan Palm), Phoenix reclinata (Senegal Date Palm), Phoenix roebelenii, King Palms (Seaforthia elegans), Queen Palms (Syagrus romanzoffianum), Sago Palms (Cycas revoluta), Kentia Palms (Howea forsteriana), and Bismarckia nobilis; sold wholesale to trade.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 certified disease-free date palms available for immediate deployment.

Named customers27 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Allan Brothers Date Palms: Southern California date palm grower and landscape supplier specializing in mature Medjool and Deglet Noor palms for commercial and estate installations. Comparable product mix and trade customer base in the same California geography as South Coast Wholesale.
• Moon Valley Nurseries: Large-scale grower and seller of specimen palms and trees across the Southwest US, with proprietary growing operations and free planting services. Directly comparable in product mix (mature palms including date palms and fan palms) and customer base of landscape contractors and residential/commercial buyers.
• Medjool Date Palm Growers (Coachella Valley): Specialty date palm growers and brokers in the Coachella Valley of California — same desert growing region as South Coast Wholesale's Thermal and Bard fields — competing for the same landscape specifier and developer market.
• Big Trees Nursery: Washington-based wholesale nursery specializing in large specimen tree transplanting and sales — directly comparable to South Coast Wholesale in offering mature specimen trees with in-house relocation services, serving a similar landscape contractor and commercial property customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Monrovia Nursery Company: Largest wholesale nursery grower in the US, producing a broad range of ornamental and landscape plants including palms. Overlaps with South Coast Wholesale in serving landscape contractors but at far greater scale and product breadth rather than specializing in mature specimen palms.
• Bailey Nurseries: Large multi-region wholesale nursery producing ornamental shrubs, trees, and some palms for landscape professionals. Overlaps in serving landscape contractor channels but operates at far broader scale and product breadth, not specializing in mature specimen trees.

Regional players

• Evergreen Nursery: Southern California wholesale nursery selling palms, trees, and landscape plant material to trade customers in the Southwest. Comparable in product mix (mature palms including date palms) and California-based trade customer base, though smaller in specimen-tree specialization.
• Pacific Tree Farms: California-based specialty nursery focused on rare and unusual specimen plants, including mature palms and large trees, serving landscape architects in the Western US — directly comparable in product category and trade customer base but with a different geographic center of gravity.

Emerging players

• Greenwood Nursery: Online-direct wholesale and retail nursery selling ornamental trees and palms to landscape buyers. Comparable in offering palms and specimen trees but smaller scale and primarily mail-order rather than large-specimen truckload delivery like South Coast Wholesale.

Others

• Davey Tree Expert Company: Large national tree care, relocation, and arborist services company that competes with the relocation/preservation services arm of South Coast Wholesale rather than its wholesale nursery business. Comparable in tree-moving expertise and certified arborist staffing model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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