Your $800 tree is $2800 here
Yes I'm sure you are more than right that the price gougers are out in force; sad that people will take advantage of people in times of need. My " Leaning Tower of Pine" is absolutely nothing compared to the damages the people of the east coast are suffering through.
In fact it appears as strong as ever with no ground heave that we can see or even a crack in the trunk but it is leaning at a new an unsettling angle that makes us nervous as once the snow starts coming down it will make it even heavier on the leaning side.