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In article , Brian
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Monkey Puzzle trees grow quite quickly but need very large gardens and
should be planted when less than 12" high. Expect to pay through the nose!
Our garden centre has one at about 14" in a container at £88!!

That is outrageous!
You can get them far cheaper than that.

I agree it's outrageous, but I've noticed more and more GC's doing the
same; they have a few strategically placed plants with astronomical
prices, and amazingly, they sell like hot cakes.
The plant themselves are not rare, or very large.

I suspect that it's a (highly successful) sales tactic aimed at the
kind of designer-label shoppers who confuse high price with high value.

Janet.