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Hygiene

Before shipping, the plants are inspected by an official from the Deptartment of Agriculture.Once he is satisfied the plants are free of disease and insects, he will issue the Phytosanitary certificate.

Prior to inspection the plants are carefully washed and cleaned before being dipped in a fungicide and insecticide solution.

Customs

Your valid import permit accompanies all plants.
Plants are very easily accessible to Customs and Health Officials on arrival in country of destination.

Legislation

Every shipment will be sent with a valid Cites permit.

Feel free to contact us via e mail,orderform,fax or telephone.

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Packing

All plants are bare rooted and washed the day before departure.Our team of plantcleaners are well trained and capable of working very carefully with brittle roots,airroots and the foliage of the plants.

The plants are either inspected and packed the day before departure or the morning of departure.All plants are carefully packed using a unique method to ensure minimal leaf and root damage.

Freight Service

Once all documents are in order and the plants are packed and sealed in the boxes,they are then loaded and taken to the Freight agent who is at the Airport.
Cites officials then inspect the plants and the documents stamped ready for dispatch by air.

The Freight agent who has been notified in advance will have reserved cargo space for the plants to leave within 24 hours via Europe.

I am trying to make rare Cycads accessible to the World's collectors

At Cycad '99 in Miami I spoke about Conservation through Cultivation. I have spoken at nurserymen's conferences in many parts of the world and the prevailing theme has always been:

"Make rare Cycads available to collectors through cultivation and you will start relieving the pressure on wild populations"

We specialize in the growing of rare and endangered Cycads.We have two growing facilities; the one nursery is at Brits near Pretoria, while the other is in a warm sub-tropical environment situated near Tzaneen.

The Cycads are grown under ideal conditions and we take care that good root development and leaf production is achieved.

Cycads are only sold once we are satisfied that the plants are visualy perfect and able to withstand the rigours of being bare rooted , cleaned , dipped and packed for export.

The nursery is owned and run by Steve and Lelani Trollip.
We have approximately 20 000 Cycads growing in our nurseries.
There are 50 different Species of Encephalartos being cultivated by us.

Visitors coming from parts of the world to South Africa where Cycads occur naturally,are usually surprised at how rare and localized the plants are.

Africa has had a large history of climatic fluctuations and the relic Cycad populations seen today, are held captive in tiny pockets where local conditions allow them to survive and reproduce ,but not to escape to distant areas,which at present time,may be much more favourable for Cycads.

PO Box 3622 Brits 0250 SOUTH AFRICA
tel:+27(12)252 7235
fax:+27(12) 252 7582
mobile: 082 771 8497
mobile:082 789 3730

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