Hi all, as far as i understand, in the U.K. the quaranteen takes place prior to export from the country of origin for two years for most species, this is done in registered nurseries. only certain species have to stay in quarenteen on arrival but this is usually only for a matter of a couple of months pending inspection from DEFRA. this pdf explains.....
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/r...ealth/phi-9.pdf