How to ship Bonsai trees through the mail?
March 7, 2010 by admin
Filed under Bonsai Q&A's
I have several Juniper Bonsai trees, some maples, and a blue spruce. Could anypne tell me (in complete steps) how they could or should be shipped to other states? I live in SW Florida? I would so appreciate the info.
First check the regs & restricts for shipping live plants at the post office or shipping company you plan to use. Then remove the bonsais from the soil and wrap the roots in wet (but squeezed out ) peat moss, place in plastic sandwich bags with tie bands. Place upright in small (but not to small) box with packing peanuts. Write live plants on box and this end up and fragle.
Some states won’t allow the shipment of live plants so check it out. If you want to ship – wrap the soil in saran wrap then carefully protect the branches with some wadded newspaper or bubble wrap then saran wrap the whole plant. Duct tape the pot to the bottom of shipping box or hold it in place with cardboard. Good Luck!