How are Fuku-Bonsai plants packed and shipped?
Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week is a scheduled Federal Express pick-up day. Our limited wholesale accounts are repeat accounts and plants are selected, washed, and dip-treated on a weekly schedule that also includes filling the retail sales area. As orders come in, they’re logged into the sales book, shipping schedule, and a shipping packet made up. Sometimes we can pack and ship out plants the next day with the plants arriving 2-3 days later. We prefer to ship Continental U.S. orders on Monday or Tuesday so the plants won’t be hung up over weekends. Plants are cushioned, wrapped in newspaper, placed into polybags, then strapped down to a heavy cardboard filler that fits snuggly into our shipping carton. The filler is stapled to the carton, the shipping packet enclosed, carton closed up and sealed, mailing label attached, and certification stamps applied. We utilize a large FEDEX shipping computer that bar codes each parcel to allow tracing and computing char
