Thanks for the update beicadad!
In regards to transportation, do you have any idea on how they will be coming into the US? Will the roots be bagged, in a medium to keep them moist, or will it be a bundle of sticks and roots as is commonly seen in bare root stone fruit distributors?
K-rimes and I have been talking about the best way to transport them. I don't have a truck shell, but I have a tarp and a cargo net that I frequnetly used to transplant plants on freeways to my farm. I am thinking I will load the plants in and cover the roots with how ever many bags of potting soil (that I'll later use for potting up) necessary, watering it in slightly and getting on my way back to the Bay Area. Any thoughts are appreciated.