Importing plants?

by **matsuki** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:17 pm

Does anyone know how difficult it is to import a small potted plant to Japan? (from the U.S. or U.K.) Without going into the details, the plant is not available in Japan at the moment and seeds are not available, leaving the plant itself as the only option. I've seen all kinds of stuff sent via regular post arrive under the radar and I'm only talking one plant but just wondering how strict they are with things like this.

by **Doctor Stop** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:31 pm

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by **sirwanksalot** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:03 pm

Could you go into the details? Curious myself about the same type of thing.

by **matsuki** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:10 am

Doctor Stop wrote:[YT]k2pXxHW1DHs[/YT]

LOL, I realized how that might come across after I posted it

But alas, I'm talking about these crackberry plants:

Because it's a hybrid, you need to start with the plant, seeds from it won't yield the same berries. (though mutant berries might be Japan's new claim to fame)

My new place has 2 balconies so I somehow got the idea to try my hand and growing some fruits/veggies....a bit more useful than all the crazy cat ladies this cuntry seems to have growing jungles all around their houses.

by **Taro Toporific** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 1:18 pm

chokonen888 wrote:Does anyone know how difficult it is to import a small potted plant to Japan? (from the U.S. or U.K.) .

I smuggle plants all the time from the US. Last spring it was various kinds of blue seed potatoes (primitive Inca varieties) and a small shrubbery (Hawthorn) that looks nice and was not too expensive.

I just put plants for my Rice Ranch my in my suitcase and say I have, "nothing to fucking declare." In the past 25+ years, the Japanese customs officiers have never checked. If I were to bring in "seed" needing more security, I would not be so blasé]2xvvvJ7hvo8[/yt]

by **Coligny** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:10 pm

I came with some leaves from a plant belonging to my grandpa (both dead now btw)... Only to discover that the exact same plant was growing wild everywhere in Aichi. In fact I have pict of me in the garden of my great grandma in Verdun and the stuff growing there is exactly the same as the stuff growing here in the parking for decades, it's like a bad video game where the praphist were too lazy to draw different landscape...

But i digress... The leaf came in a test tube lying on a bottom of agar-agar jelly... Only the bio-hazard sticker was missing to the picture... Custom officer saw and put it back in my bag... they don't seems to care much... I wouldn't try that in australia...

by **Jack** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:19 am

I don't think plants are a problem. Custom is looking for animal products, mostly beef and pork. Fish products seem to be good. On my way to Canada once I brought white peaches and grapes from Japan with me and declared it at entry, they said no problem. But they ask if I had any meat product. I assume it would be similar in Japan, although in over 50 entries in Japan, no one has ever opened my suitcase to check.

by **matsuki** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:56 am

Hmmm, I guess it can't hurt to try and plead ignorance (by mail)

Too bad I don't have enough room on the balcony for corn!

by **Greji** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:20 am

chokonen888 wrote:

Don't understand the last part of your post. Is that you trying to stuff a cob in Coligny's pussy?
:confused:

by **matsuki** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:55 am

Greji wrote:Don't understand the last part of your post. Is that you trying to stuff a cob in Coligny's pussy?

Only place I have to grow anything is my balconies.

...and yeah, corn will for his pussy will have to do until he gets his plastic part factory up and running.

by **Coligny** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:30 pm

Greji wrote:Don't understand the last part of your post. Is that you trying to stuff a cob in Coligny's pussy?

So I take it you don't know aboot cats and corm...

by **Taro Toporific** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:22 pm

Coligny wrote:
Greji wrote: Don't understand the last part of your post. Is that you trying to stuff a cob in Coligny's pussy?
So I take it you don't know aboot cats and corn...

by **IparryU** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:53 pm

Coligny wrote:So I take it you don't know aboot cats and corm...

ohhh please enlighten us with your pussisdom...

by **Coligny** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:36 pm

IparryU wrote:ohhh please enlighten us with your pussisdom...

Nothing earth shattering... Just that cat's are attracted to corm to the point where a tuna corm salad have nearly no chance to fully end up in your stomach if you live in a cathouse...

by **sublight** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:04 pm

If I'm living in a cathouse, I'm more concerned with where that tuna corn salad came from than where it's going.

by **Mike Oxlong** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:53 am

Coligny wrote:Nothing earth shattering... Just that cat's are attracted to corm to the point where a tuna corm salad have nearly no chance to fully end up in your stomach if you live in a cathouse...

by **IparryU** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:47 am

Mike Oxlong wrote:

note that the roommate don't put nothing on the table but shit and fur.

by **matsuki** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:55 am

So far I got a veranda garden of Yuze, Lime, Strawberries, Raspberries, Yellow Raspberries, and Boysenberries going. Fuck paying Japan prices for berries...damn how I wish I had a real garden though =(

by **Coligny** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:36 pm

IparryU wrote:note that the roommate don't put nothing on the table but shit and fur.

Dead birds and mouses...

(for normal cats)

Dead... other cats...

(For Lanxade... when she's off of her meds...)

by **Coligny** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:38 pm

chokonen888 wrote:So far I got a veranda garden of Yuze, Lime, Strawberries, Raspberries, Yellow Raspberries, and Boysenberries going. Fuck paying Japan prices for berries...damn how I wish I had a real garden though =(

You sound old...

I'm starting to suspect that Greji is some sort of Dorian Gray and we'z all trapped on this forum to get old instead of him...

(that or... old people... dey are contagious...)

by **matsuki** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 1:44 pm

Coligny wrote:You sound old...

I'm starting to suspect that Greji is some sort of Dorian Gray and we'z all trapped on this forum to get old instead of him...

(that or... old people... dey are contagious...)

LOL, only 31 and still have plenty of youngin' lemurs frequenting my place

If it ws Greji's influence, I would be wishing for a beer garden! I guess I just enjoy fresh berries more than most. You reminded me of one good point to the balcony garden...no kitties to p00p/pee/dig at my 3 minutes of hard work planting them!

by **Greji** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:40 pm

Coligny wrote:You sound old...

I'm starting to suspect that Greji is some sort of Dorian Gray and we'z all trapped on this forum to get old instead of him...

(that or... old people... dey are contagious...)

When I was born, I was 63! Is your cat running from you yet?
:cool:

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