Shipping Syndicate of Plants to Perth/WA

Shaun starts with ...
I am thinking of ordering a few plants from Daleys. However, the recent changes to WA Quarantine Regulations has made mail order of plants from interstate very expensive, espcially if the shipment box is not full.

Perhaps if gardeners in WA can form a syndicate to share the cost of shipping and quarantine inspection, it would make ordering plants from Daleys more affordable.
So, please advise if
1) you have plants pending shipment from Daleys and your box is NOT filled to 100% capacity.
2) you want to order a few plants and you are in the same situation as I.
3) you are a retailer and you are ordering plants from Daleys.

I would be happy to share the cost of shipping.
Hoping to see some response to this proposal (fingers crossed).
:-)

Leona says...
Great idea. Im interested. I would love to get a couple of plants but the postage puts me off.

Leona says...
I live SOR.

Manda says...
I am NOR - Quinns Rocks

aNON says...
Hurry, they are leaving on the 12th of March.

aNON says...
I'm in Bemont

Leona says...
I would love to go to Tass 1, but apparently they are only open on Saturday mornings...which is extremely disappointing for me as I work every Satruday morning.

Anyway, like Manda says, how can we work this? We need to work it out soon, otherwise we will have to wait until May (which doesnt bother me anyway really). Are people more interested in doing it this month or in May?

Manda says...
I'm not fussed about either month either, but i just saw last night that there is more stock of a few trees i would love to get.

Anon would you be keen to let me put a few trees in your order?

I'm keen to check out Tass 1, surely it is open more than Sat morning.

Manda says...
Sounds like we could help have that box filled definetly, between Leona and I.

Shaun says...
Sorry for being silent for the past few days.
I am away from Perth at the moment.

aNON, you are only a stone throw away from where I live if you are in Belmont. I am near Garrett Road bridge.
My box is currently 1/3 (33%) full. The other plants I wanted are currently not in stock.

We can split the shipment & handling costs 2/3 and 1/3 between us if I could put my Plum and Sweetsop onto your box.

Please let me know ASAP, as the 12th is only a few days away.
You could forward me your mob phone number if it could facilitate more efficient communication, and I'll contact you via SMS/phone.

I will be using internet cafe while I am away from Perth.
OK, hope you will see this post.

Thanks.

Shaun says...
Hi aNON,
please keep me informed if you are ordering plants from Daleys .....
12 March is only a few days away.

Shaun says...
I would have missed the shipment anyway ....
only managed to get to an internet outlet today :(

Well, if anyone else is ordering anymore plants from Daleys in the near future, please post on this thread of the forum, so that WA/Perth people can organise another syndicate.
Thanks !!

Leona says...
Yes, let me know too - I am interested in a future syndicate. I really want something that isnt in stock at the moment too - hopefully it will be available then lol

Leona says...
I would like to get hold of a Ceylon Hill Gooseberry and a Red Shahtoot. Also some more low chill blueberries.

Leona says...
Oh that is good to know re: Tass1...thanks for letting us know.

aNON says...
Despite the on line tracker saying it would be here today, the package did not arrive but australia post posted the same day did arrive!

Heres hoping.

Correy says...
Hi Anon,

Your plants are currently being inspected by WA Quarantine and should be fine. They will likely be released tomorrow morning to then make their way to your address.

We are told that they are still looking good.

Perhaps the online tracker is not set up to handle being dropped off and then picked up and your APost parcel would have been sent straight to you so I expect it to be much quicker.

Please don't expect them to arrive in perfect condition but as with all fruit trees they are very resilliant. Anon with your experience and a bit of babying they should come good after a month.

Fingers crossed that you get them before easter.

aNON says...
Well, then plants finally arrived, I squealed like a teenage girl when I saw them. I was STAGGGERED at the beutiful size and quality of them, they traveled with only 5% of leaves dropping off.

A nice soak in a bucket coming up and some seasol after a couple of days and they will not even show signs of trevelling.

The packing was truly excellent and although the freight is dear, I can see why Daleys charge so much, not a grain of potting mix was disturbed in transit.

Correy says...
Anon thanks for your very positive feedback.

Western Australia Mail Order plant dates can always found on this page:

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/wa.htm

One little hiccup that Daleys had is the Rollinia not passing quarantine so we have had to put a flag on this one for WA. Other then that and a few minor tubestock plants it went quite well. Sending them in this heat certainly puts our packing techniques to the test.

I think some orders are still in quarantine but we are hoping they get released before easter.

louise says...
i wish i knew all of you wanted some space about 2 weeks ago i just brought in 2 and a half boxes to wa. oh they dont send blueberrys to perth or apples i don't know why when they spray them .

Anonymous says...
Apples gotta spend 18 months in quarantine glasshosue and blueberries have a rust over east that we don't have.

aNON says...
I need 1 x cherry pretty gully, I'm a cherry tragic, they never fruit but I keep trying.

aNON says...
There is anursery in kununurra that has them, I can't rememebr the name but its on river farm road.

Shaun says...
Well, aNON needs a cherry tree .....
and I want 2 plum trees .....
that will fill the box to approx 45%

Anyone else in Perth wishing to order plants from Daleys?
Please indicate .... this is the purpose of the syndicate.
The next shipment is approx @ end of June'08

Correy, if you can be more specific about the shipment date, it would help us to meet the deadline to place our orders.

Thanks !!

Shaun says...
I am happy to have my plants send to another person's place, and I can go and pick it up, as long as it is around the Perth metro (from Mandurah to Armadale to Baskerville to Quinns Rock).

It looks like it is a boxful already with aNON's, Manda's and mine orders altogether.
Let's call this Box#1.
If there are others who wish to place their orders, we can start on Box#2.

Manda says...
I don't think quarrantine will let Cherry pretty gully through because i put that on my dummy one.

Now how shall we put the orders through. Put them through separate but tell them that will be putting them together??? Also we need decide to whos location they will go to - i suggest the one with the least postage - unless they are all the same.

Oh if there is room i would not mind a wax jambu, unless anyone has seen them in nurserys around perth.

aNON says...
Yeah, TASS 1 has them.

Not sure why cherry pretty gully bounces when the starkrimson does not.

Methinks its a typo.

Leona says...
Im pretty sure I saw all three at Wandilla Nusery, last time I went there. You could also try Waldecks on Vine as they seem to get a good range of tropical fruiting plants too ;-)

Manda says...
Excellent. Thanks for this Leona and Louise.

aNON says...
What success have you had with the waiting list? They never rang me after the goods were in stock, I found them on the ground out the back and just bought them that way.

PS What cherries did you get, I looked at them and they looked a little root bound was going to wait til the bare roots come in.

Manda says...
I would love to get a Wurtz Avocado too.

Are they getting a few in?

Where are you taliking about Wandilla's or Tass 1

aNON says...
Yeah, wandilla triples the price that they buy the stuff for, Bunnings only doubles it.

aNON says...
Dawsons forrestfield have anew shipment of trees today.

Manda says...
Has anyone seen Rollinia aka Brazilian Custard Apple in Perth in their travels?

Shaun says...
We could get Correy to co-ordinate our orders at Daley's end.

A) It may make better sense if people living in similar locations have their orders packed into the same box.
That was the reason I asked for the location of the surburbs of interested parties.

B) I think the shipping cost is approx the same in most Perth suburbs, unless you are in 'way out' suburbs such as Mandurah and Muchea.
If the cost of each box is shared between 2 or 3 parties, the difference is hardly noticable.

C) I suggest that interested parties pay for the cost of their own plants [including spraying etc] directly to Daleys, AND pay their share of the shipment cost only to the addresee [thus minimise processing problems at Daleys].
This is also a 'security' measure to protect the addresee who has to front up the cost of shipment, and if you don't go and collect your plants, then the addresee will benefit by having your pre-paid orders.
Does this sound fair? .... please voice your opinions.

Please indicate your interest early bcos I am going to telephone Daleys to organise the shipment & packing arrangements, as soon as I get confirmation from members of this forum.

Anonymous says...
But would daleys agree to a cut in their income?

manda says...
so shall we individually ring and order and then ensure the paying is all done 1 week before? or We place our order indivually and then Daley's groups them together? bit confused???

aNON says...
Tried to order today, how come it does not tell you what percentage of the box is full anymore?

aNON says...
Sweet as bro.

How come cherries are coming up banned, they have the same import rules as peaches that are OK on the system.

aNON says...
You can always put an import requiremtn query, the form is on the website above.

Thats by the fax.

Correy says...
Shaun, Plum Trees are fine.

Unfortunately some fruit trees have extra strict quarantine rules in WA so we can't send them. Examples are mangos and apple trees.

When you enter your WA postcode in the shopping cart when making an order (You can of course pretend you don't have to finalise it) you will be alerted if they are not aloud to be sent to WA.

P.S I sent you an email to your yahoo email address.

Correy says...
Hi Shaun,

Stock is always coming on and getting sold out. Because WA orders are not sent straight away it gives you the opportunity to place an order early on and reserve the fruit trees you want as they become available until final dispatch in late june.

If you start a preliminary order now I can update your order for you when the stock you want becomes available. We can always cancel the order if you change your mind.

Shaun says...
Linda,
If you email Correy your phone number, I'll contact you to coordinate the shipping arrangements for June.

Correy,
How do I make preliminary orders?
Please provide some info.
Thnx.

Leona says...
Hi John, what sort of plants are you interesting in swapping?

Shaun says...
Anyone who is serious about forming/joining a syndicate to reduce shipment cost of getting Daleys plants to WA, please email your telepone contact number to Correy.
To contact Correy, all you need to do is to click on "Reply" in Correy's post (see 6 posts above).
Correy is a staff of Daleys, so your info will be secure there.

aNON says...
Go ahead.

Stella says...
I have been told Tass is trying to get rid of all his stock due to illness. I am going over on Saturday to have a look unless I can make an appointment with him earlier.
Went to Wandilla on the weekend, definitely not paying their prices.

manda says...
Has anyone seen in any nurseries in WA Rollina aka Brazilian Custard Apple or Babaco as they will not be allowed into WA due to quarrantine - so i can't order them from Daleys.

Manda says...
Botanic name is rollinia deliciosa or R. mucous or biriba for the Brazilian custard apple and carica pentagona for Babaco.

Anonymous says...
Leona - Herbs R Us sometimes have Bluberries - however kind of hit and miss. I know they had some last year at their stall at the wanneroo markets - however do not recall what variety they were.

Maybe you could give them a call?

Stella says...
The only Custard Apple I saw after going to 7 Nurseries was $365. There was one nursery that said if I never had any success getting what I wanted to get in touch with him about June/July and he would see what he could get.

Leona says...
Thanks heaps Manda. I emailed herbs r us and they got back to me already. They said that the blueberries will be in in Sept. I emailed them back to ask what variety it is they stock and what other fruit trees they have. Should be interesting to see what they say.

Leona says...
He emailed me back again last night...they have heaps of fruit trees. He gave me a big list of some of what they have. I was suprised actually.

Leona says...
This is the list they gave me:

"Fruit trees –too many to mention; citrus, Stone fruit, Pomes fruits, All Malus, Guavas, Nuts, Tropicals, olives, Etc etc etc"

I then asked what dwarf fruit trees and which tropical ones they have and they said,

"We do dwarf peach, nectarine, ballerina apple, dwarf avocado, dwarf mango. Rabbit Eye Blueberries. Guavas, strawberry, Indian, pink Indian, Feijoa, pepino, Irish strawberry tree,

Tropicals Avocado, mango, Sapote, Lychee, tropical apples, japonicaba, Brazilian cherry, banana, paw paw, dragon fruit, ice-cream been tree, curry tree, bay, mulberries

Hope that helps!!!

Manda says...
Thanks Stella - yes that is close to me. I haven't checked them out in a while- i should go back there. When i was there last they did not seem to have to have any tropical votes. Stella are you up this way too?

Leona - did you see mulberry stock re: red mulberry which is dwarf. there are some.... that was what you were after... wasn't it?

Rahaidi says...
Hi Leona

Do you know whether the dwarf mango that Herbs R us sells is a palmer or a reed cultivar ?

Shaun says...
Herbs R Us is at
1) Wanneroo Markets-Stall 172 on weekends (retail) and
2) 97 Cedric St Stirling 6021 is their nursery / warehouse

Tel: 0411 220 348
email: herbsrus@iinet.net.au

Cheers !!!

Correy says...
Hi Manda I found that email and are just passing it on for you now.

Shaun says...
1) Thanks Correy,
I had sent an email to Manda.

2) Hope to hear from you soon, Manda.

3) aNON, I understand you had placed your orders for more trees from Daleys.
Would you like to forward your email address to Correy so that I can contact you ? Please advise. Thanks.

Shaun says...
Thanks for your email Manda.
I had just read it.
Will contact you soon.
Cheers !!

aNON says...
Graham Fleming told me that the "cherree" varieties will not be available this winter due to crop failure.

I'm plannting Simone, Stella, Lapins and Sunburst on dwarfing rootstock this year.

Bunnings Belmont have 2 dwarf lapins in stock, don't grab the Lewis seedling's thy are not self fertile.

I ma prepared to use the cyanide sprays
to invoke dormancy if need be.

aNON says...
You can see these 2 were on dwarfing stocks from the internodal length.

I can teach but I am not very good.

louise says...
the diggers club www.diggers.com.au has many good fruit trees and most are sent to perth, the have a club you can join and you get free seeds i just got a dwalf mulberry, babaco, dwalf blood orange,raspberrie,3 blueberrys,wurtz avo, dwalf persimmon ichikikei jiro,guava,dwalf donut peach china flat, and a self pollinating dwalf kiwi "issai" they are just starting out in the fruit line but have been in veggie seeds for a long time you can not get apples to perth bad luck they have a great garden book called the australian fruit and vegitable garden its helped me choose whats good to grow its worth a look

Leona says...
So Diggers can send blueberries to WA and Daleys cannot? Is that correct? If so, is the reason something to do with where they are both located perhaps? I realise that all these quarantines and restrictions must be necessary but I find it so confusing and annoying not being able to just buy whatever fruit tree I want because I live in WA lol

Leona says...
Thanks for that aNON...thought there would be a good explanation ;) Now to check out if they have any varieties of interest lol.

leona says...
Really? Where did you get that from? DO you know if you can still get them?

Leona says...
Oh what a shame...looks like I will have to move to the hills lol ;) THanks for letting me know anyway.

Leona says...
Really? Oh thats great - thanks for letting me know Manda. I have requested a catalogue so hopefully it will be in there. If they had low chill blueberries, I would definitely be interested too...and the babaco, is that the one that is very similar fruit to papaya only on a smaller plant? I wouldnt mind one of those too lol.

aNON says...
Southern Highbush
Chill hours 250 to 600. Fruit ripens earlier than most highbush varieties. Best planted with another variety for pollination. Frost can be a problem.
Varieties include Reveille, Misty and O’Neal

Rabbiteye
Chill hours 450 to 600. Mostly ripens after the highbush types. Compatible cultivars must be interplanted for effective pollination.
Varieties include Premier, Brightwell, Powderblue, Tifblue, T102, Maru and Rahi.

Highbush
Generally requires in excess of 1000 chilling hours (less than 2 degrees C). Mainly self fruitful but will perform better planted near another variety. Most common type in the cooler areas of Australia.
Varieties include Bluecrop, Brigitta, Elliott, Denise, Caroline and Northland. Recent releases Nui Reka and Puru.

Leona says...
Thats good info aNON...I did a search on blueberries too and found that apparently Sunshine Blue (which Diggers havnet got in stock at the moment unfortunatley) is apparently a lower chill type.

And thanks again for that Manda, that is great news about the mulberry being able to be ordered online - thankyou!

Correy says...
Hi Carina,

I passed on your email to Shaun. I hope you guys can work something out.

Take Care,
Correy

Sue says...
Hi Leona,
Did you get your red Shahtoot? I'm also looking for one and they were out of stock at Diggers.

Has the syndicate order already been placed? I'm only interested in one plant - the red shahtoot.

Cheers,
Sue.

Anonymous says...
Hi All,

The plants I wanted are still out of stock ....
so, I had already asked Manda to contact aNON because I may not have any plants to order if thet remain out of stock.

aNON, pls forward your phone number to me (via Correy) so that I can co-ordinate the order before I go away for 2 weeks leave starting 26th May'06

Carina, I'll try to contact you ASAP, if I can get a signal from my mob phone .... I m an the bush at the moment.

Thanks & cheers !!!

Manda says...
Shaun,

The carob Cliffrod tree I wanted is no longer in stock - so it is not so urgent for me at the moment, unless there is more again in stock before the shippment. However i could order a few different trees i would like.... But am happy to pass them on to you Shaun if there is still room

aNON says...
The scumbags at Diggers have put deliveries back again. They claim the sending date in the catalogue is the starting date for sending and even though its many weeks away, if you don't get your order in on the first day of the catalogue, you miss out totally or get sent very late.

Just about every blueberry is now out of stock.

How they can take your money with the promise of a certain sending date and then delay it, whilst still holding the full amount of your cash amazes me.

At least Daleys do not charge your card til just before sending.

Manda says...
Sue and Leona - so you know - there is about 30 red Shahoot mulberry trees in stock with Daleys at the moment.

ANON - how frustrating to hear about Diggers... I would think if they are taking money then they would be providing the service you are paying for.

Anonymous says...
hmmm .....
if they take the money before they have the plants to ship, then I have to be weary about ordering the Japanese Strawberry plants from Diggers ....

Thanks for the tip off, aNON.

Shaun says...
Thanks for the info aNON.
May I place my plant together with your order, aNON?

I got an SMS from Daleys yesterday saying that 1 of the 2 plants that I wanted is now available.
I am now overseas for the next 8-10 days.
Tried to order online last night but my order was blocked because "the page is not a secure site". Hope to have more success when I get back to Perth to make the order.
So far, my box is only 17% full if I go alone .......
so, anyone wanting the order plants from Daley is welcome to share the remaining 83%.

Cheers !!

Correy says...
webmaster@daleysfruit.com.au should get through to me Anon.

Shaun says...
Hi aNON,

I am in Ascot/Bayswater area .... looks like you are only a stone throw away from me.
It would be ideal to have my plants send to your place and I go over to collect them from you when I get back to Perth.

I only have 1 plant in stock at the moment .... and if my other plant is available, it will take up your available 2 spots.
I'll pay Daleys for my plant(s) and spraying etc, and I'll pay you my share of the shipment/postage cost.
Are you OK with this arrangement, aNON?

Correy needs to be informed if you are cool about this.

Shaun says...
Thnx for helping to co-ordinate & organise the shipment to WA, Correy.

Yes, you suggestion is very agreeable indeed .....


aNON, pls hold on to my plants until I get back to WA, and get to Perth to collect them from you.

Thnx everyone !!!
:- )

Lin says...
Hi one and all. I've just found this site, and would love to buy a couple of kiwi fruit vines. Anyone out my way willing to allow me to pop them in their box? And if so, how do we arrange this? Now, am off to browse all the other plants and dream of limitless money and a wonderful garden...

Anonymous says...
Has Tass-1 got new stock in yet?

Anonymous says...
Thanks for the info

Anonymous says...
Awesome, Correy is charging you direct I think.

Anonymous says...
Sorry, that handsome Correy found me a cumquat, so I am a happy bunny rabbit again. Box full.

Anonymous says...
Left on 18th, I'm soo impatient waitng for it!

Anonymous says...
It's in the perth Depot today, just waiting on quarantine to pass it.

Anonymous says...
My plants

Pictures - Click to enlarge
Picture: 1

B says...
i found this forum just a bit late it seems! what a shame. When is the next shipment?

Anonymous says...
Thats too late !

If thats the date, it will be the last as it will be too hot to sedn after that.

Can we have an inbetween date?

Shaun says...
Hey aNON,
Thnx for the pic ..... the plants look great !!! :)
All the plants are amazingly healthy despite the long trip and quarantine ....

And thanks for delivering the plants too, aNON ....
I left Bunbury rather later than I planned .... bad weather there .....
Would have like to thank you personally for "baby-sitting" the plants during the last few days while I was in the bush .....
I owe you one, aNON ;-)

Unfortunately, I dropped my hand phone, and now the mic is damaged ... I could hear the other party, but the phone would not transmit my voice out. .....
guess have to make do with SMS in the meantime.

And let's not forget to thank Correy for co-ordinating the shipment at his end .....
Good on yer, Correy !!!

It has been a worthwhile exercise .... and hope ther will be more collaborations amongst WA forumers in future !!

John says...
Thats anonymous, not aNON.

John says...
I'm going again now he is open sudays.

Deryn says...
where is Tas-1-Trees - I know Upper Swan but I need a more specific address

John says...
next door to rakichs BP service station.