You cannot ship or bring citrus plants into Alabama unless those trees come from an USDA certified citrus nursery with a USDA-APHIS approved screen house that does not utilize overhead irrigation and follows the USDA Citrus Nursery Stock Protocol.  Alabama has strict rules for importing citrus plants to protect the state’s citrus industry from pests and diseases. Citrus trees that come from nurseries that do not meet these requirements, cannot be shipped into Alabama.  Homeowners should only buy citrus trees from their local nursery or garden center as those trees have come from an approved source. Homeowners moving to Alabama with citrus trees, cannot bring those trees with them when they move to Alabama.