I have a lot of figs started in deli quart containers that i need to trade and sell to make room for more. These are all well rooted in coco coir and are actively growing indoors.

Should i wait till spring to try and ship these when the weather warms up???

I assume shipping 2 day in the southern states would be fine right now if well packaged??? 

     

I just received to TC figs and a couple other plants from Well Spring Gardens in Florida.  They shipped VIA USPS and arrived in Colorado with no issues.

Scott

I would ship now as well. 
The recipients of those nice figs can do the outdoor adjustments themselves. I think that would be easier for you and better for figs.

I would check the weather.  I wouldn't ship if there will be temps below about 45 on the way.

It is really all about the packing, I have received trees that took a week in the Summer and they were fine, I have received trees shipped from Dallas and Houston (2 days) that were a wreck.  Two days is kind of optimistic, figure worst case.  I received a tree from Michigan that was wrapped very well and would have survived a couple of days in Summer or Winter.

I don't care what you do, or when you do it, or how well you do it, there will always be a bad one, lost/delayed by the Post Office, delayed due delivery to wrong address, or something else that is unforeseen.  Do your homework, do your best.

Rcantor had the best answer with dkirtexas having a valid point as well
I would combine the two's advice

I was thinking about removing the small trees from the quart cups and bagging the top and bottom and flat pack shipping them like children's toys are often packaged. This way i could layer the top and bottom with several layers of insulating material, insulate in between with loose material and not worry about any shifting. Like this i could ship a lot in one of the large flat rate boxes which is only about 4 inches thick. Thoughts?

 

Large usps flate rate box  

Just took a second look at your idea. Looks awsome. Think you will be fine

What varieties do you have?

There is a nice video on YouTube posted by the New England gardener, about packaging and shipping in long triangle boxes. I remember watching it a while back and it looked pretty cool. Check it out.

It is called, " shipping fig plants in USPS shipping tubes"

I saw the video that ChrisK mentioned and one of the things he thought was important was putting in stakes to protect the top of the tree.

I'm interested in your final method as I may have some trees to ship this year.

So, does anyone know what the expected temperature extremes are in summer and winter in the cargo bay of a plane, in a UPS/Fed Ex shipping terminal and then in a delivery truck?  As far as cold is concerned, liquids are shipped all the time.  Not being certain of the answer, it seems to me that the main problem with temperature extremes when shipping plants would be, both summer and winter, the weather at my front door if the package stays there for some time after delivery.

Sending out the first flat pack shipment today, its 4 Almas that were in quart cups. I bagged the entire thing with grocery bags and used the free usps padded envelop to sandwich the top and bottom for extra insulation. The medium flat rate box ships for $11.30


 
 

Justin,

That looks like they will be nice and secure during their voyage.

Did you wrap the whole thing in plastic before putting it in the box?