you have more of a problem getting them through customs . i would look into that before you go any further lenny im afraid mate .

I agree with Noseypotter. Also the ground may not be suitable for the trees you have bought over here. All of them you could have bought when you get there.

They do have garden centers all over Portugal, and they are the right types for that area. If you are going to get lemons, be sure to get the type that gives them all year long.

TO, WYLIEINTHEA, SONGTHRUSH, NOSEYPOTTER, BULBAHOLIC, AND, DOCTORBOB,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE, AND CONCERN, I HOPE THE INFORMATION IVE ENCLOSED WILL PUT YOUR MINDS AT REST.

FRUIT TREES IN PORTUGAL ARE NOT AS CHEAP AS SOME OF YOU THINK,PLUS THE FACT ,THAT ON A PENSION I WOULDNT BE ABLE TO AFFORD SUCH THINGS, SO IM BUYING THEM NOW WHILE I CAN.

Good afternoon Mr Montgomery,

There is free movement of plants/plant products and soil for personal use (i.e. not commercial) between EU Member States providing the plants were grown in an EU country and are free from harmful plant pests or diseases.

There is no limit to the quantity and there are very few prohibited plants. Currently the only prohibited plants on personal imports from the United Kingdom to other EU Member States are rhododendron, viburnum and camelia.

The plants may be subject to a random Customs check, however, no Plant Health documentation will be required.

PLEASE NOTE PHSI HAS MERGED AND CHANGED ITS NAME:

On the 1st April 2009, Defra's Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate and Plant Health Division (incl. Bee Health), the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division, the Central Science Laboratory and the UK Government Decontamination Service merged to form a new Agency called: The Food and Environment Research Agency. For more information please visit our website at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/fera

Best regards,

Alex Steele

Food & Environment Research Agency (Fera)

Plant Health Admin Support Team (PHAST)

Rm 10GA01,

Block 10,

Ground Floor,

Sand Hutton Site

York

YO41 1LZ

Telephone 01904 465621

Fax 01904 465628

E-mail: alex.steele@fera.gsi.gov.uk

Could you please give me some information on taking plants to another European country?

Thank you

Mr O l Montgomery

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)

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TO , MOON GROWER,
IT WAS HELP AND ADVICE I WAS AFTER, NOT A REBUKE FOR DOUBLE POSTING,IT WAS A SIMPLE MISTAKE ON MY PART, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD TAKE YOUR ATTITUDE TO THE CLASSROOM, OR SUNDAY SCHOOL, OR SOME PLACE ELSE WHERE THERE ARE NO ADULTS, OR JUST DONT BOTHER ANSWERING " DOUBLE POSTERS "

ow good luck to you then it was just a thaught .