i had a great propagation season with quite a few extra (duplicate) trees in 1-gallon pots. 

i also have a couple of regular members here i'm wanting to send newly rooted plants to - these are plants i rooted this winter/spring which do not have a great, abundant root system yet, but are solid, ready to go to a loving home. 

Hi Jason.

I'm no shipping pro, so I would definately defer to their advice on this, but I can say that I received many rooted figs throughout the summer, ranging from quart to 2 gallon size from Bass (PA) and Ed (NY) and they all arrived here in Georgia just fine.

But  I would suggest a very important part of keeping the plants healthy is on the end of the receiver.  The fig plant is going to fine on the shippers end, and probably fine through transit, but if it sets in a metal mailbox or even in full sun on a hot concrete drive, sidewalk, or front step all day it will be toasted on a 90 plus day.

So it's important that the receiver know it's coming and be ready to open the box right away, get it in the shade, and water it.

Hope you are well my friend.

John
North Georgia Piedmont
Zone 7b

I'd poke holes in the boxes too to allow the interior heat to escape.
Sue

Wait till around 10/1. They are to precious to take a chance with. esp if they are going across the country, coast to coast is 5-6 days, plus a weekend if it is six days.

If you need packing ideas, let me know. It have it down to a pretty simple format.

These are going from GA to SC, and the other from GA to NH.  All in all, the SC flight should take ~24 hours or less.  NH I reckon to be a 48-72 hour.  But I think October... it's not too far away.  Sounds like a good plan to wait.

This is one of those times I wish I could give someone a tree they don't have on their way from Florida to Maine or something, just to drop off two figs along the way ;)

Overnight, one day to SC would be fine. The one to Maine, I would wait on.

If you're sending one or two trees, the USPS Priority Mail Tube is a good choice.  My experience has been the cost is about 11-13 to send one tree and a little bit more for two and they usually get delivered within 2 days.

My procedure was to water the trees the day before I was going to send.  The day I was to send, I partially bare-rooted the trees so they fit into the tube, then wrapped in wet news paper and plastic wrap.  Put the root ball at one end of the tube (if sending two, put one at either end) then seal the tube.  Find something like a broad head nail or something similar and push it through the cardboard into the root ball so the tree does not slide within the tube..  Tape the heads of your anchors so they don't fall out.  Send on Monday or Tuesday.

This has worked okay for me.  However, if you can wait until the weather cools down, you buy extra days in case the package gets lost in transit.

~james

I have had 3 Priority Mail packages lost this year.  100% delivery with UPS.