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Phytosanitary certificate

kasjkkasjk Posts: 137
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Has anyone ever had to apply for a phytosanitary certificate? Is it hard to get one, how long does it take and how much does it cost? I want to take my tree fern with me when I move to another country next year and one of these certificates is required. 

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  • kasjkkasjk Posts: 137
    Haha, you have a point, but unfortunately I'm not moving anywhere as exotic as 'down under'.... And sad as I am, I love my tree fern!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,080

    As I said in your other post on this subject, I had to apply to DEFRA as it then was for a health certificate.   A woman came along, inspected the plants, gave me the certificate and warned me I couldn't take pelargoniums or cucumbers with me - not that I'd planned to.

    You juts contact the appropriate department and make an appointment.  They'll tell you how much it costs.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • kasjkkasjk Posts: 137
    Obelixx, thank you so much for your info, that was actually very helpful. Seems it's not such a nightmare to get hold of after all ????
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    will your tree fern survive the Norwegian Winter?

    Devon.
  • kasjkkasjk Posts: 137
    Thatsva very good question Hostafan1..... To be honest I have no idea, was thinking of planting it in a large pot and bring it indoors during t coldest months.
  • kasjkkasjk Posts: 137
    Where I will live in Norway is not so cold as other more northern parts. We don't even get snow sometimes. I'm probably mad for bringing it with me but it was a present from my other half, it means a lot me. Otherwise I probably would've just left it in the garden.
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