This is copied directly from the USDA travelers bulletin.
Indoor plants from Canada can enter into the United States, and providing a Canadian sales receipt will assure speedy entry of these plants. However, citrus plants, orchids, palms, or cacti have very restrictive regulations for entering the United States. Contact the nearest PPQ office to determine the enterability of these restricted plants.
Other nursery stock and plants grown outdoors are allowed to enter the United States when accompanied by a Canadian plant health certificate or phytosanitary certificate. If you cannot obtain this plant health certificate, you must bring your plants through a staffed USDA location and have your plants inspected by a PPQ officer. Contact the nearest PPQ location to make an appointment. U.S. Customs has been given limited authority to release enterable outdoor plants that are accompanied by a Canadian plant health certificate.
Canadian Plants into the US
~Thanks Calalily - you're really doing your homework. Life goes on ~~
Ah Liz, it's cold here and I needed an excuse not to clean the house!!! Besides, if I sit still, my back doesn't hurt nearly as bad, lol. I also knew that when one goes to Europe you are allowed to bring a certain number of plants back with you as long as you have a receipt with botanical and common name on it and where you boutht it and wash all the soil off. I knew also that you could do this coming from Canada, but not Mexico.
Calalily: There is also a section that states if you live within 80 miles from the border of Canada and the US that you can bring most plants into Canada from a reputable nursery with no phyto. The plant inspection people forwarded it to a friend who lives close to the border. Its section D-95-17 of the regulations.
This message was edited Wednesday, Dec 19th 8:07 PM
Brugcrazy, In Mexico it's 20 miles and I think it's the same for Canada.
Oh Liz, we southerners may need to talk to you.......
~I'm all ears Cala
How do you feel about a trip south? ;-)
Cala-as always your work is much appreciated. Thanks so much.
Brugmansia
You guys,I'm only about an hour and 15 minutes from the Canadian border
CC, did you get my email?
NOPE,did you get the goods??