Hi Bart,

Actually I live in France, and inter European travel with plants is a
lot easier than with other countries. Even if Iceland isn't in the EU,
it is part of an agreement called the Schengen agreement which gives
travellers moving between those countries a lot of freedoms in terms of
customs etc. Because of this I wouldn't have had a problem importing
the tree into either country.

In fact, the man I spoke with at the French Ministry of Agriculture said
that French Customs allow the importation of bonsai from most European
countries, as well as places like the US, Canada and Australia, because
of the strict regulations in place in THOSE countries.

Regards,
Erin

Bart Thomas wrote:
Erin:

That's a sensible decision. One problem that nobody touched on is getting
the tree BACK into the US. That could be the toughest part of all.

Bart

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erin Louise Johanson (RinnyWee)"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: [IBC] Plane travel with a bonsai



Hi Nina, thanks for your reply.
I found a nursery which has agreed to do a discount for me as a student
and take my Serissa in for 5? a week. I will have to get into Paris
somehow, but the price is so low I think I would be stupid to say no.

Thanks everyone for your advice.

Erin

Nina Shishkoff wrote:

Make sure you talked to officials that knew what they were talking
about: I find it hard to believe that you'd be allowed to bring the
serissa in with soil included; they might allow it bare-root, but we
don't even want to imagine how the Serissa would react to that.

And honestly, I've always dreamed of going to Iceland, but never in
my fantasies did I dream of bringing my Serissa along. It spoils the
romance of the thing.

Many nurseries have a "kennel" service, where they would charge you
some sort of fee for taking care of the plant. And really, the only
kind of friend worth having is a friend who'll take care of your
bonsai- so join a club and make some friends.
--
Nina Shishkoff

Frederick, MD



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