2 Florida Citrus Nurseries Legally Ship Trees Out Of State

Dan March 9, 2012 Citrus, Florida, General

Two Florida citrus nurseries recently shipped nursery trees to other states after meeting strict requirements allowing them to do so. Denise Feiber, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Division of Plant Industry, reports.

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