Tropicals & Tender Perennials: USDA chopped my imported plants from Thailand!, 1 by PlumeriaGallery

PlumeriaGallery wrote:
I have heard others talk about their experiences with the USDA, and I had a similar experience and wanted to share my story. The plants were pretty pricy and from Thailand. In the end I’m happy they shipped through, but the USDA cut some of our imported plants in half because they exceeded the 18” size limit.

So now I have about 50 plants that are rootstocks (the center cuttings with roots).

It’s really a shame such beautiful plants would be butchered this way and they were expensive too. It can be so frustrating importing plants, the delays and the miscommunications, everything. Has anything like this ever happened to anyone here? I'm glad I received the plants, but upsetting they turned a beautiful plant into a stump. The varieties were Elsie, Muang Jack and Violet Queen.