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Citruholic
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010
Posts: 395
Location: Beaumont, TX (zone 9a)

Posted: Mon 09 Sep, 2013 1:11 am

Lemandarangequatelo,

you know, I was able to send the seeds eventually, my friend. Laughing

citrange,

here is the story: I was sending seeds for two years or so with no issues... until the last fall. When I brought small packages for England, Sweden, and Russia, a post office clerk told me (after 30 minutes of typing on her computer) that these countries do not allow import of any plant parts including seeds and she could not accept them. I went to another post office where I was told the same thing. They said that this regulation was new. I ended up coming back to the post office during their rush hour with the same packages but saying "gift" in the forms. The clerk was too busy to ask me about details.

Saying this, I am very sorry about braking the rules! However, feeling about them the same way Millet does, knowing that the seeds I was sending (that were virus-free to the best of my knowledge) will not end up in Spain or in any other citrus regions, and, most importantly, making a certain promise to my friends, I did not hesitate much to not disclose the content...

Of course, it is possible that usps clerks were somehow misinformed but this is what they were saying - my two cents.
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Marches



Joined: 23 Aug 2013
Posts: 20
Location: Northern England, UK

Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 8:58 pm

citrange wrote:
Marches - I see the grafted satsuma has been sold. Did you buy it?


Yes, I'll post pictures of it tomorrow. It's a little smaller than I expected, but the graft seems to have taken.
I asked a few questions, all they could tell me was that it is off a cutting of a prolifically producing satsuma and grafted onto poncirus. No info on varieties.
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Marches



Joined: 23 Aug 2013
Posts: 20
Location: Northern England, UK

Posted: Thu 12 Sep, 2013 9:02 pm

Lemandarangequatelo wrote:
Marches, welcome to the forum, nice to see another member from the UK.

Check out the following website, I have bought from them before a couple of years ago and they were good. They have a nice little selection of citrus now (10 varieties) and the prices are very cheap for the UK, especially considering the tree sizes which are decent:

http://www.mulu.co.uk/search.asp?types=Fruit


Yes, citrus are expensive around here, typically starting at around £30. Thanks for the link, looks like a good supplier.
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