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matt, you are absolutely correct, i totally forgot to mention that some of the trees are on the post-entry quarantine list.

what's tuff to stomach is that my targets are/were not all that exotic -- trident and elm (china); white pine and juniper (japan). sheesh! i got a letter from USDA saying that fees may apply for inspection of the growing site/plants, but no indication of how much. so how in the world do commerical guys import those huge old tridents from korea, and those ugly old elms fro china?

yea, it may not be worth it, but i was in shanghai this summer, and saw a 60+ yr, nicely ramified 80 cm trident for less than US$80. wow, talk about incentive.

al, i'm john wang from los angeles.

24-Oct-2001	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	post entry matt, you are absolutely correct, i totally forgot to mention that some of the trees are on the post-entry quarantine list. what's tuff to stomach is that my targets are/were not all that exotic -- trident and elm (china); white pine and juniper (japan). sheesh! i got a letter from USDA saying that fees may apply for inspection of the growing site/plants, but no indication of how much. so how in the world do commerical guys import those huge old tridents from korea, and those ugly old elms fro china? yea, it may not be worth it, but i was in shanghai this summer, and saw a 60+ yr, nicely ramified 80 cm trident for less than US$80. wow, talk about incentive. al, i'm john wang from los angeles.