Zan Overturf closing The Treeman when she runs out of inventory
Zan Overturf holds Buster the Roster at The Tree Man on Ramada Drive in Paso Robles. The nursery will close when the remaining inventory is sold off. Overturf is also looking for a home for Buster. Photo by Heather Young
A Paso Robles institution — The Tree Man nursery — is going out of business when it runs out of inventory. Owner Zan Overturf started the going out of business sale on Black Friday in 2014. Though it has been four months since, Overturf said she had four acres of plants and garden items to sell, so she will continue until it’s all gone or someone buys her business.
The whole purpose of the nursery was to raise her children, Overturf said. “The last one is in college so my contract is over. I didn’t expect it to go this long at all.”
Overturf started the nursery nearly 30 years ago in Templeton, just a year after she moved to the area. After her first 10 years of business, she moved her nursery to four acres of property at 2630 Ramada Drive in Paso Robles.
Her three daughters, Alanna, Tatiana and Kenwyn, who is a sophomore at Templeton High School and taking classes at Cuesta College, grew up at the nursery. Overturf said one of her goals of the nursery was for families with children to feel comfortable shopping at her nursery. She even has a play set for children to play on, and allows the children to feed the chickens that roam the property.
“I wanted a place you could feel comfortable shopping with a family,” Overturf said. “That what I orientated my business – to budget families.”
Over her years in business, she said she’s been through three droughts, and is feeling the heat with the emphasis from the city on putting in certain drought resistant plants.
At this time, Overturf said she’s not sure what she’ll do after the nursery, but is exploring business ideas. She does not own the land that her business is on; it is part of a 16-acre parcel that houses other businesses.
Overturf, who lives east of Paso Robles in the Ground Squirrel Hollow area, said that what she lives by is a passage from Psalms, “This is the day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
She said that the answer to many of the world’s problems, including climate change, is to plant more trees.
“We need to plant more trees to save our planet and to protect our watershed,” Overturf said.
Though Overturf has sold a great deal of her four acres worth of inventory, she still has a lot to sell. Once she closes the nursery, however, she intends to keep her website going because it contains information related to plants and gardening. The nursery is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Tree Man nursery in Paso Robles is going out of business. Photo by Heather Young
So sorry to see Zan and The Tree Man go….have bought many, many trees, iris, African Daisies, roses, ground cover, and garden statues etc. over the years from The Tree Man .
A North County treasure.
So sorry to see Zan and The Tree Man go….have bought many, many trees, iris, African Daisies, roses, ground cover, and garden statues etc. over the years from The Tree Man .
A North County treasure.
Zan, you and your wonderful girls will be missed. I loved teaching them and knowing all of you. Enjoy your new road. I hope to hear how everyone is shaping our world.
What a shame
We were just there yesterday. They really know their stuff and we hate to see a local business close. We'll think of them when we look at our beautiful roses.
A local institution is closing. We bought many plants and trees there when we were living in Paso. Now, in Costa Rica, we just stick a plant or cutting in the ground, give it some water until the rains come and it grows. Zan's job in dry Paso is much harder than our gardening requirements here.
So sad to see the great place close. I have many plants from The Plant Man. Best wishes Zan.
After 30 years of buying plants from you Zan, we will really miss you. As they say, all good things come to an
end…
We will miss you Zan! Thank you for all the knowledge you've shared with us about our purchases or our problems (due to a lack of a green thumb) we've encountered since we came to Paso 11 years ago. We wish you the best as you start a new chapter in your life!
Cameron bought a lot of stuff from Treeman…how said she has to close..it was very unique place!
The family is awesome and it's just time to move on, God Bless you all for the years of business to our community!
Zan, you had a great run. Sorry I missed it.
So sorry to see Zan and The Tree Man go….have bought many, many trees, iris, African Daisies, roses, ground cover, and garden statues etc. over the years from The Tree Man .
A North County treasure.
So sorry to see Zan and The Tree Man go….have bought many, many trees, iris, African Daisies, roses, ground cover, and garden statues etc. over the years from The Tree Man .
A North County treasure.
Zan, you and your wonderful girls will be missed. I loved teaching them and knowing all of you. Enjoy your new road. I hope to hear how everyone is shaping our world.
What a shame
We were just there yesterday. They really know their stuff and we hate to see a local business close. We'll think of them when we look at our beautiful roses.
A local institution is closing. We bought many plants and trees there when we were living in Paso. Now, in Costa Rica, we just stick a plant or cutting in the ground, give it some water until the rains come and it grows. Zan's job in dry Paso is much harder than our gardening requirements here.
So sad to see the great place close. I have many plants from The Plant Man. Best wishes Zan.
After 30 years of buying plants from you Zan, we will really miss you. As they say, all good things come to an
end…
We will miss you Zan! Thank you for all the knowledge you've shared with us about our purchases or our problems (due to a lack of a green thumb) we've encountered since we came to Paso 11 years ago. We wish you the best as you start a new chapter in your life!
Cameron bought a lot of stuff from Treeman…how said she has to close..it was very unique place!
The family is awesome and it's just time to move on, God Bless you all for the years of business to our community!
Zan, you had a great run. Sorry I missed it.