Protected Plant Certificate of Origin

A Certificate Is Required To Distribute Or Sell Nursery Stock Or Collected Plants. Nursery Stock Is Defined As All Wild Or Cultivated Plants Or Plant Parts, Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Bulbous Plants And Roots, Grafts, Scions And Buds. Included In This Definition Are Strawberry Plants, Turfgrass And Bulbs. Also Included Are Vegetable And Tobacco Plants When Required By Other Regulations. Excluded Are Other Annual Plants, Cut Flowers, True Seeds, Decorative Plants Or Plant Parts Without Roots Not Intended For Propagation, And Perennial Plants Intended For Indoor Use That Are Produced In North Carolina.