Re: [APD] Tropica plants

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

I can't speak for Tropica and the difficulties with
exporting into the US but I'm pretty darn sure that Tropic
would love to be able to sell it's plants in the USA. And
last I heard, they were still working on it. Just when they
think they have a solution that the feds will agree to, it
seems one more little thing is thrown at them. The problem
is not the will or desire in Tropica's part.

sh



--- nickplummer at nc_rr.com wrote:

> S. Hieber mentioned that Tropica plants cannot be
> imported into the 
> US.  Can anyone explain why?  Does APHIS refuse to issue
> import 
> permits, or does Tropica just not want to bother with the
> rigamarole 
> of obtaining phytosanitaries, etc.  If the plants are
> artificially 
> propagated, grown in inorganic medium and/or shipped
> bareroot, why 
> should it be any more difficult than importing orchids or
> other 
> ornamental plants?  Are aquatic plants treated
> differently?
> 
> Nick
> -- 
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> nickplummer at nc_rr.com
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