Risk Background

Nursery Stock is defined as all propagative plant material, other than seeds, imported for purposes of propagation.

It may include:

and any other tissue imported for purposes of propagation.

It does not include propagative plant material imported for purposes other than propagation.

The only exception to the above are germinated palm seeds, other than coconuts. Provided they have been propagated in an inert medium and have sprouts no more than 2.5cm long, and the leaves have not expanded, they may be treated as seeds and released after inspection.