I am preparing to send a to-be-rooted offshoot of my N.emmarene to Israel in a trade. I have never sent plants to other countries before.
What do I need to do in order to make this a nice, law-abiding process? I could see simply sending seed to other countries to be pretty simple, but I don't know much about sending actual plants or some other type of organic material.
On a different note, what parcels work best for you guys in terms of shipping cuttings? I was thinking of doing what I usually do which is to just include the rooted basal offshoot in a ball of planting medium (wrapped in cellophane), pack the offshoot into a specimen jar and pack the jar in a padded "tube" parcel of some sort. I don't know how long it will take to reach the recipient (like I said, Israel). I suppose I could put the plant into a wee pot or something, but I'm really looking to minimize the weight.
Have any of you discovered treatments that I could perform to the plant that will give it a good chance of surviving the downtime, stuffed into a shipping parcel for a week or two or three?
What about priority mail services? Is there a way to ship the plant "first class" or "priority" that will minimize the time-in-transit?
I have no intention of shipping this plant unless I am certain that it will survive the trip.
-Trevor
What do I need to do in order to make this a nice, law-abiding process? I could see simply sending seed to other countries to be pretty simple, but I don't know much about sending actual plants or some other type of organic material.
On a different note, what parcels work best for you guys in terms of shipping cuttings? I was thinking of doing what I usually do which is to just include the rooted basal offshoot in a ball of planting medium (wrapped in cellophane), pack the offshoot into a specimen jar and pack the jar in a padded "tube" parcel of some sort. I don't know how long it will take to reach the recipient (like I said, Israel). I suppose I could put the plant into a wee pot or something, but I'm really looking to minimize the weight.
Have any of you discovered treatments that I could perform to the plant that will give it a good chance of surviving the downtime, stuffed into a shipping parcel for a week or two or three?
What about priority mail services? Is there a way to ship the plant "first class" or "priority" that will minimize the time-in-transit?
I have no intention of shipping this plant unless I am certain that it will survive the trip.
-Trevor