Originally Posted by Tog Tan

Scot, No.1 for the ticket, sell all your 'naners
No.2, the Chinese customs don't bother what gets out, it's how it will get into the US - this is a fact, trust me!

Go to Southern China bordering Vietnam. Lots of goodies there especially their very nice and weird cycads. The foliage will drive you wild. I have some of them and they are terrific. You can check out rarepalmseeds.com's archive and look at C debaoensis, C multipinnata and others. They have a subterranean trunk and the leaf gets to 8ft in height. This bunch of cycads have the finest looking foliage in the family.