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U.S.D.A re-call and destroy mandate

From the Canadian Nursery Certification Program;
" Plant material imported into Canada from countries other than the U.S. and eligible for export to the U.S.  must be grown in Canada for at least one growing cycle (see definition) to be considered of Canadian propagative origin. This includes material imported to Canada as unrooted cuttings or material imported free of soil."

With-in the content of the U.S.D.A. regulations http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/manuals/pdf_files/Nursery_Stock.pdf page 114 of 342 it states that Hydrangeas are prohibited from Japan,and have a Post Entry quarantine on all other countries of the World except Canada.I was told by Representatives of Agriculture Canada, that one complete growing season was enough to be internationally considered as product grown in Canada.
The U.S.D.A. is basing their re-call and destroy position on the study of a Hydrangea rust. Aecidium hydrangeae-paniculatae http://nt.arsgrin.gov/taxadescriptions/factsheets/index.cfm?thisapp=Pucciniaglyceriae 
 With-in the study they are only suggesting that this rust lives on Hydrangea paniculata ( thus the biological name) and it's cultivars, not on Hydrangea macrophylla macrophylla and it's cultivars nor on Hydrangea macrophylla serrata and it's cultivars.



From the supplier relating the statements of the Japan P.Q.

Dear Mr. Sorenson,
 
I just got reply from PQ office in Tokyo.
Here is what thay said. The study is only mentioning that the disease was found in paniculata. There is no evidence proved that the disease do not host to other Hydrangea spiecies. From their record, there is no case found this disease from H. serrata nor macrophylla.
 
 Best regards,
S.Kondo

Even though the plants have reached the home gardens in the U.S. and Canada,the re-call and destroy mandate remains in effect.
Yes,we will lose a ton of dollars,but I can't help but feel the gardening public is the biggest loser. The plants we brought in this year are from the private collection of the President of The Japan Hydrangea Society.Beautiful.For a view of the Hydrangea cultivars this mandate effects please visit http://www.prideofplaceplants.com/masters-hydrangea.html
Put the power of your pen to work by asking your local U.S.D.A. office, what food chain does the perceived disease hurt and when will the power of the U.S.D.A. make the U.S. the last country that breeders will want to send their breeding work

Sincerely.
Rick Sorenson
Pride of Place Plants Inc.
Sidney, British Columbia
Fine New Plant Introductions.
www.prideofplaceplants.com
www.icangarden.com/neweden
Phone: 1 (250) 656-7963
Fax: 1 (250) 655-0306

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