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title: "Quick question, Can you bring a leaf of a plant on a plane, no soil…"
description: "Quick question, Can you bring a leaf of a plant on a plane, no soil or anything? Thinking about leaf propagating a plant from my friend’s house in a different…"
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author: "Fern <3"
published: "2023-06-09T18:06:40.032Z"
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# Quick question, Can you bring a leaf of a plant on a plane, no soil…

_Posted by Fern \<3 on 2023-06-09_

Quick question,

Can you bring a leaf of a plant on a plane, no soil or anything? Thinking about leaf propagating a plant from my friend’s house in a different state.

Thanks!

## 5 comments

### Brandon \& Michelle commented on 2023-06-09

Copy and pasted - “According to the TSA rules, you can bring plants on a plane ride. You can place plants in your checked bag or carry-on bag when coming to the airport. However, while TSA agents allow you to bring a plant through security and onto a plane, they also have the final say to ensure passenger safety if it can proceed to the aircraft.

Also, remember that you shouldn’t have the plant in water when going through airport security. Airport security won’t allow that plant to go through security screening since it is a liquid, so you should put it in soil”

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-06-09

Thanks guys! I am going to put a leaf cutting in a ziplock bag, so no issue with soil or water will even be brought into the conversation!

### Mia commented on 2023-06-09

Well it depends on the plant and were your taking it i would bring it in a wet paper towel

### The Mar Vistan commented on 2023-06-09

I just brought several cuttings in my carryon on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago with no issues whatsoever.

### Em commented on 2023-06-10

My mom has brought me plants numerous times via flight. She wraps the roots gently in paper towels and wets them, and then puts the root part in a ziploc baggie (sometimes the whole plant doesn’t fit). As long as you’re flying contiguous US or same country you should be fine. Flying to/from Hawaii and Puerto Rico are more restricted than the rest of the states. Not sure about Alaska.

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