beckygardener said:I am curious to know why? Prohibited tree in CA?
Many plants are prohibited from being shipped to Ca and AZ, maybe because of issues of certain plants with invasive tendencies or more than likely, as with citrus ... the possibility of insect pests being transported from state to state. Some states have strong restrictions. I remember in February 1970 when my husband and I drove cross country from Fla. to Ca. for a Naval school he had to attend; we had oranges in the car with us for snacks and when we got to Arizona (I think it was AZ) there was a place where vehicles were stopped to be checked and they confiscated the three or four oranges we had left. A couple of years ago we were heading up to the Panhandle of Florida for vacation and decided to take the scenic back roads. We were pulling the motorcycle trailer with the bike and I'm not certain but I believe we were on SR 19 and I saw a sign that stated something like "All trucks, Trailers and Vans must stop for inspection ahead, my husband drove right by and I yelled at him "Didn't you see the sign, you were supposed to stop!" He immediately pulled over. He said that he saw the sign but he thought it meant for Semi Trailers and such but I told him that I was sure it was something to do with agricultural checks and sure enough it was. He backed up and and a lady FHP Officer came out, she was very friendly but said she did have to check the trailer. My husband was joking with her and said "Would you have come after me if I hadn't backed up and stopped and she said "Most Definitely" and she grinned and said I probably would have written you a citation for not stopping." She said she just had to check to see if we were hauling any plants or citrus.
