Franchise opportunities compared
Monster Tree Service vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Monster Tree Service
$335,040 – $489,775
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 35Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
$118,898 – $135,176
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Monster Tree Service
$49,500
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Monster Tree Service
6.5%-3.5% or $350-$625/wk
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Monster Tree Service: 6, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Monster Tree ServiceSpring-Green Lawn Care Corp.Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Monster Tree Service vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Monster Tree Service or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
- Monster Tree Service: $335,040 – $489,775 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 35); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: $118,898 – $135,176 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Monster Tree Service and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. royalties compare?
- Monster Tree Service: 6.5%-3.5% or $350-$625/wk (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Monster Tree Service or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
- Monster Tree Service: 134 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 156 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Monster Tree Service and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Monster Tree Service has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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