I placed a order for fig cuttings,set up a FedEx account.
When I get home this evening,I checked my emails.
Before I forget,Hello everybody,as you can see I am new here.
Is it worth the $50.00 for the certificate? You can buy a lot of cuttings for &50.00.That I know will survive NC weather.
Below is a copy of the email,
Hello:
We have received your request for germplasm as follows: Ficus
We do not distribute live plants, only cuttings (as in budwood) rhizomes and seeds when available. The material listed does not produce seeds here in Miami. Most of the material requested is distributed as budwood to be grafted on to existing rootstock grown by the recipient.
The State of Florida Department of Plant Industry (DPI) charges $50 for the phytosanitary certificate (DOES NOT APPLY TO FLORIDA RESIDENTS). This is required of all plant material crossing state borders. You need to send us a check made out to DPI (not the USDA) Florida. This cost is the same regardless of the amount of budwood being sent.
The recipient is responsible for the cost of shipping from the SHRS germplasm collection. For convenience in expediting shipment of the requested material, the recipient should set up a UPS/DHL/FedEx account, we will send the specifics of package size and weight. The recipient can generate a label as a pdf file and send that to us to affix to the package. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Upon receipt of confirmation of the UPS/DHL/FedEx account set up, we will work with you on filling this request.
Upon receipt of the check for the phytosanitary certificate we will work with you on filling this request.
Regards,
L
Tomas Ayala Silva, Ph.D., Horticulturist/Curator
USDA-ARS-SHRS, National Germplasm Repository
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