excellent question - I would check too. Have you enquired w/ the BC Ag ministry? i bought several hundred dollars of shrub / tree stock in BC (at the retail level) - to have it die off over several recent years - and found out the retail nursery where I bought it all - had been closed for official disease reasons was the story. they refused to refund my money. Sunshine Coast small town. I am not sure if the disease came from their sources or if it was present at the retail site.
Exactly what are you looking for: are you think of buying plants online within Canada?, looking for a reputable nursery to purchase from?, looking for a nursery for someone outside of Canada to purchase from? The reason I ask is that Phytosantiary certificates are only required if the plants are being shipped OUT of Canada. If you are thinking of shipping plants outside of Canada then you would have to contact the nursery you're purchasing from to find out if they can provide the certificate, for a cost. If you are thinking of bring in certain fruit or nuts trees from other provinces no phyto-certificate is required but you may need a "movement certificate" - provided what you want to purchase is permitted into BC. As far as I'm aware, nurseries are required to have certification only if they ship outside of Canada or to other certified facilities with in Canada. If they are not certified it simply means they can not ship out of Canada. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/...s-and-answers/eng/1302614837710/1302615013065
Thanks for tour reply. I am trying to find out what nurseries in Richmond, Delta, or South Surrey/White Rock that I could purchase plants from and transport to the U.S. Thanks
The only thing I can recommend is checking with the individual nursery or garden center, but I would recommend sticking with the larger, well know nurseries as they may be more inclined to provide this service; check out Art Knapps, Garden Works, Cedar Rim etc. I would also recommend checking with US Customs & Border Protection because it will also depend upon the quantity of plants you are taking across (if you were bringing plants from the US into Canada - covered by the Canada Food Inspection Agency - then a phyto-certificate is required UNLESS they are houseplants......yes, there is a loophole; in which case you are permitted up to 50 "houseplants"). But for the US I know that under 12 seems to be the magic number; "Thirteen or more plants will be inspected by APHIS personnel at the nearest Plant Inspection Station" And it may also depend upon where the plants are headed; each state has it's own regulations as to what can and can not be brought in or exported out. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/600/~/importing-plants-and-plant-products
Thank you very much, I will phone around to a few nurseries and find out who is certified. I had just hoped that someone may already know which ones are, and save the legwork.
Since the American officials are who you will have to deal with to get stock into the US you might ask them if they are willing to indicate who is on their approved list. I have no idea if this is something they offer - and would not be surprised if you don't get anywhere with it - but it may still be worth trying.
The request typically seen on the Forums is from people trying to get plants from the US to Canada. So many plants that are very hard to find in Canada seem to be available in the US and often at lower prices. I would think it would be much easier to source the plants in the US.
