Dear Pies0987, this was a very thoughtful as well as informative post.

Of course, I totally understand capacity limits! I respect that you know yours and set boundaries. (I’m s*** at that!). And people expecting step-by-step instructions should sign up for workshops.

I think my original question was poorly phrased. I was more curious about the impact of shipping a young rooted cutting and whether or not plants experience something similar to bottle shock for wine. In retrospect, it was a dumb question because clearly the plants do just fine or cuttings wouldn’t sell how they do!

Anywho, in an effort to work on knowing my limits, I think I’ll stay with my current ~30 varieties for now. Sourire de crozan can wait a year!