I can tell you why the road side dealer did not tell Houdini about it being unlawful to take the tree out of state. The answer, of course, is because they wanted to sell a tree, they did not care if the tree caused further trouble or not. The real question is, where are the state authorities? My guess is that Florida state authorities, are not all that concerned about conditions in other states, as at the present time they have all they can handle in Florida. However, the USDA should be concerned. - Millet (1,307-)