They arrived in a bag which is not very safe for them to be going through the mail in but luckily only the tip of one was broken, they should be shipped in a box to make sure they don't get destroyed. Mine were moldy when they came do I don't know if that's gonna affect them or not. They've been planted for over a week and still no signs of life. They have no branches, they're just dry, brittle twigs with roots so I'm not very confident they'll do anything.