Overview
Eastern Leaf is a California bonsai and plant retailer with a published dropship program for US businesses. The program is aimed at retailers with an active website whose product range is relevant to Eastern Leaf. Its specialist plant packaging and customer-direct fulfillment may suit a store adding live bonsai without holding plant inventory. Confirm that Eastern Leaf is still enrolling new dropship partners before relying on the program: its program pages now appear in the site’s archived-page section.
- Company contact:
- Eastern Leaf, 3826 Riverside Dr, Chino, CA 91710
- Phone 1-888-684-8377
- Contact Email: support@easternleaf.com.
- For dropshipping program questions, dropship@easternleaf.com
Products
The dropship range is narrower than the public retail catalog. Eastern Leaf lists selected bonsai species, lucky bamboo arrangements and favors, and money trees for its program. It says these plants are selected for shipping resilience. Approved partners receive access to program-specific products, descriptions and images; images from the wider retail site are not automatically cleared for reseller use.
How dropshipping works with Eastern Leaf
Retailers submit the program application with their business and website details. Eastern Leaf says approved applicants receive a reseller agreement and a request for a resale certificate; after activation they receive access to a private dropship product section and pricing schedule. Retailers place customer orders through that account. Eastern Leaf packs and ships the items, supplies tracking, and says it normally processes and ships program orders the following business day. It describes alternative automated ordering only as a volume-dependent option.
The program describes plain outer boxes and paperwork without the Eastern Leaf logo. Including a retailer’s literature or stickers may be possible at sufficient volume, rather than being a standard branding service.
Shipping & returns
The dropship program limits delivery to the contiguous United States; it excludes Alaska, Hawaii and international destinations. Program shipping charges are calculated by weight and destination ZIP code at checkout. The program page says it ships by FedEx and provides tracking. Living plants can face weather-related transit delays.
Eastern Leaf’s published returns information asks customers to report damaged or defective live plants within seven days of receipt. General non-plant and plant-replacement rules differ, and the site has older help pages with different details. Retailers should confirm the current trade claim and return process with Eastern Leaf before promising terms to customers.
Costs & requirements
Eastern Leaf says dropship enrollment and membership are free. Approved resellers receive tiered discounts starting at 25% off comparable retail products, with full pricing visible after approval. Shipping is charged by weight and destination ZIP code. The published program requires a US business, an active relevant website, a resale certificate and a signed reseller agreement. It does not state a program minimum order quantity.
