Wollemia spp.

Country
United States of America (US)
Group
Nursery stock
End use
Plants
NPPO Details
Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Relevant Web Addresses
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/
Criteria Criteria Required?
Import Permit Yes
Phytosanitary Certificate Yes
Additional Declaration/Endorsement Yes
Protocol Market No

This ICR applies for Wollemia spp. EXCEPT for the species:

  • Tsuga heterophylla (P. ramorum)
Consignments are to be free from pests, soil, weed seeds and extraneous material.


Consignments are to be packed in clean, new packages/bags not previously used for any purpose.


Plants may only be shipped in approved packing material, as per the import permit. Plants must not be established or growing in any packing material.

Each container in the consignment must be labelled with the correct botanical name (genus and species). For containers holding more than one species, each species must be labelled separately.

It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure the consignment is accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued not more than 15 days of the consignment being exported from Australia.

Note:

  • Whole plants must show 2 years' growth or less, except if propagated from layers then they must show 1 year's growth or less. 
  • Stem cuttings must be 102 mm or less in diameter and 1.83 metres or less in total length.
  • Root clumps or root crowns are not subject to size and age restrictions.
  • Other plant parts than those listed above must be 457 mm or less in total length.
Explanation of endorsements:
  • Golden cyst nematode (Globodera pallida) is not known to occur in Australia (evidence is not required)
  • Endorsement 2975 - for plants grown on land (soil)
  • Endorsement 2548 - for plants grown in soilless growing media or invitro

Option 1 (EXDOC Endorsement 2975)
1) The plant was grown on land or in substrate which has been microscopically inspected by the national plant protection organization of the country in which it was grown within 12 months preceding issuance of the certificate and found free from potato cyst nematodes Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida.

Option 2 (EXDOC Endorsement 2548)
1) The plant has been grown within a secure environment in a production area that is free of potato cyst nematodes, in a soilless growing medium or invitro and has never been grown in soil nor come in contact with soil.

Import Permit dated 12 January 2023.

05/03/2026 - Amended general requirements for explanation of endorsements.
20/02/2026 - Amended text for endorsements 2975 and 2548
19/01/2023 - Created case based on NPPOrequirements.
Initial Uploaded: 17/01/2023
Reviewed Uploaded: 18/07/2026