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DonCentralTexas

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Posted 1441733167	Reply with quote #1

I just went to US Post Office expecting to pay around 16 dollars to mail a plant Priority Mail and dropped my jaw when the man said 53 dollars! Dimensions of box are 9x9x36 less than 10 pounds. What is the best way to mail plants over 28 inches tall? I did receive a fig tree several years ago that was shipped standard, about 8-10 days and it was fine, what do you think about standard shipping for a plant? Thanks! __________________ Don (Near Austin, TX zone 8b) If you have these for sale/trade PM me: Zingarella, Grantham's Royal, Calderona, Genovese Nero, Noir de Barbentane

frdlturner

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Posted 1441734113	Reply with quote #2

I own a small nursery I ship bare root and ship Priority Mail anything over 25 inch's and under 37 inch's are shipped in the following box you can get them free shipped to your house or pick up a few at podt office. https://store.usps.com/store/browse/uspsProductDetailMultiSkuDropDown.jsp?categoryNavIds=shipping-supplies%3afree-shipping-supplies&categoryNav=false&navAction=push&navCount=0&productId=P_O_1098M&categoryId=free-shipping-supplies I ship in the spring and fall I take the tree out of pot and shake off all the dirt then I dip the roots in a bucket of water and shake to get as much of the dirt off. then I wrap the roots in paper towels dip in water then squeeze it so it is not dripping them put the roots in a plastic bag and tape the top around tight so no water can leak out, then I wrap the top in newspaper put it in box then put newspaper all around it so it does not move in box . I ship on Mondays or Tuesdays so it gets to the buyer before Sunday and does not set in a hot truck over the weekend. I have a scale and weigh then at the nursery and print shipping labels thru post office when doing it at home you save on postage. __________________ Danny Southwest Missouri zone 6a new to figs want any type

Dave

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Posted 1441735627	Reply with quote #3

Don once you get over 28" the price goes way up Try fedEx they are usually half the price __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

frdlturner

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Posted 1441738279 · Edited	Reply with quote #4

using the priority mail 2 - 3 day box I linked to at 10 pounds shipped from say me to Dallas zip code would be $14.35 if you took it to post office and they weighed it and you paid then. now if I weigh it at home and pay for postage online and print it, it would cost $9.56... __________________ Danny Southwest Missouri zone 6a new to figs want any type

greenfig

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Posted 1441739483	Reply with quote #5

I think the PO is using the pricing by zones. Within a zone, it is the cheapest. The most expensive is to ship from coast to coast. The price can be checked online and, as mentioned above, it is cheaper to pay and print at home. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

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