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Originally Posted by Tony Meola
Ten Shin's website does not discuss shipping. There is an email address for them so you can send them a note and ask them about shipping.
Given that there are no shows, some of these vendors might be more willing to ship. But coming from overseas, I would assume shipping wiil be way more than what you pay for a plant.
Usually I order from Ten Shin and pick up at the shows.
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International shipping is uncertain at best. First, assume that all of the paperwork is in order... then it needs to get transported in some reasonable amount of time from the country of origin. Then it needs to get through US Customs and agricultural inspection Then get back into the hands of a carrier... who then may get it to your front door. When a vendor comes to the US, the shipment and all of the paperwork typically is expedited by a broker so that it arrives in some reasonable amount of time. (That doesn't always happen... I have seen very unhappy vendors at shows with empty tables when the shipment didn't show up on time) The odds are better, though, with a large shipment with someone managing the process at both ends. Once the plants are safely in the US, they can be packed up and shipped by USPS or FedEx, etc with 2 or 3 day delivery that is somewhat reliable if one is unable to do a show pickup. Last summer a friend and I ordered some dormant tubers of European and Australian terrestrials, from Europe. We even paid for expedited shipping. It took more than a month to actually reach us (and tracking was useless... for most of that month it supposedly had left Europe but didn't show up in the US. Maybe it went to the moon...) Fortunately, the fact that they were dormant and so didn't need water or light, they were still OK. But do that to a plant? Probably suitable for compost. I think it is better to wait.
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