Mike, if you send a plant now, don't do anything to it! Wrap it, as is, growing in the pot, in plastic or maybe two wraps of waxed paper, with tape around the stem. Then pack carefully, as you do, with wadded newspaper, and in a sturdy box. JT sent me two plants this way, and they didn't blink at the trip! Had grown a bit in transit, and now are giants. Well, big anyways.
