Stolen Bonsai in Sacramento!

[PaulH]

Mr. and Mrs. Maruyama's Nursery in Sacramento was robbed Sunday night and "stole about 20 trees. There were 4 men with a U-Haul caught on video. They took his beautiful large old White Pine that h'd never sell...along with other better White and Black Pine. They also stole a customer's aged hornbeam. Despite their loss the Maruyama's donated 6 or 7 trees for those in Paradise."

Please get the word out and be aware of ANY trees for sale you happen to come across or find in your research in helping the Maruyama's out in this matter that involves all of us bonsai enthusiasts. We need to stop this and stop these men.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Awful. Any photos of the trees?

 

[markyscott]

Such a bummer and I’m very sad to hear about this.

S

 

[quietobserver]

Hopefully law enforcement can pull data from traffic cameras and track down the u-haul used in the crime. Hopefully lead them back to the douche nozzle who rented said u-haul and conclude with the arrest of the scumbags who allegedly stole the trees and result in recovery of the trees.

 

[Anthony]

Always afraid this will go the way of the orchids down here.
Orchid society raised the awareness to theft level.
Present Bonsai Society may also do this.

Ignorance is a good weapon.

Hope all is returned.
Good Day
Anthony

 

[just.wing.it]

Hopefully law enforcement can pull data from traffic cameras and track down the u-haul used in the crime. Hopefully lead them back to the douche nozzle who rented said u-haul and conclude with the arrest of the scumbags who allegedly stole the trees and result in recovery of the trees.

Yeah, maybe the video shows the license plate. U-haul should be able to figure oit who rented it, at least....unless they stole the truck too.
Sick bastards.

 

[JudyB]

Please post photos if you have them we all need to be on the lookout. Hopefully someone posted them to FB, as there is a large contingent of bonsai folks who can help in that effort. So sad.

 

[Deleted member 21616]

I wonder if a waterproof GPS tracker could/should be included in repottings? Something relatively inexpensive like this comes to mind:

https://www.amazon.com/Tile-Pro-Rep...0TCGH7WE8RF&psc=1&refRID=VYXZDYE9Q0TCGH7WE8RF

I have friends that use them in dogs, fish (arowana, koi), and bikes - why not an old tree? I wouldn't place it in the bottom of the pot, but sandwiched right in there among the roots and layers of substrate.

I don't have any trees worth stealing, but when my neighbours google "bonsai" they see massive price tags and assume my trees must also be . We're all at risk

 

[Mike Corazzi]

What in the world can they do with them? I've seen the trees every time I go there and I can't see them showing up at a flea market.
Very rotten stunt.
Someone must have pix of the trees.

 

[Deleted member 21616]

What in the world can they do with them? I've seen the trees every time I go there and I can't see them showing up at a flea market.

its the equivalent of people stealing fine art, or in my field, ancient greek artifacts. potential for re-sale is high-risk low-reward (because potential buyers are niche, and know the community)

in my view, hits like this one are organized by people who want the art, artifacts, or trees, for their personal collections

 

[rockm]

What in the world can they do with them? I've seen the trees every time I go there and I can't see them showing up at a flea market.
Very rotten stunt.
Someone must have pix of the trees.

That's a good question. The thieves came prepared with at TRUCK to steal what sound like large, old trees, along with smaller ones. More thought went into the theft than the simple morons that take bonsai to put in their houses...

 

[reddog]

Difficult loss. Need pictures so this community can help.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

its the equivalent of people stealing fine art, or in my field, ancient greek artifacts. potential for re-sale is high-risk low-reward (because potential buyers are niche, and know the community)

in my view, hits like this one are organized by people who want the art, artifacts, or trees, for their personal collections

If someone can take personal satisfaction from stolen stuff and also call it "THEIR COLLECTION" then they are beneath contempt
and maybe even personally punished more than the law could do.
Pure rotten souls.

 

[rockm]

If someone can take personal satisfaction from stolen stuff and also call it "THEIR COLLECTION" then they are beneath contempt
and maybe even personally punished more than the law could do.
Pure rotten souls.

You think like a decent person with a conscience. Decent people don't take other people's stuff.

Thieving scumbags mostly don't give a crap about other people, unless those other people get in their way or find out they're thieving scumbags. These turds simply congratulate themselves on having a spectacular tree in their backyard. They also take some satisfaction in having "outsmarted" the true owner in taking the tree from them.

Thieving scumbags think differently, or they wouldn't be thieving scumbags.

 

[Smoke]

I will be at Murayama Saturday delivering relief bonsai items to Ron Anderson bonsai for distribution to the fire victims. I will be at Murayama to purchase soil supplies like I do every year. I could be standing there when a guy comes in asking questions about bonsai care and it could be the thief. Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face.

I am giving up 15 years of bonsai focus and bonsai Europe magazine. 600 back issues of GSBF Golden Statements and 15 hard cover books. I am going tonight to pickup my buddies donation of tools shears and pots. These guys lost everything. Shattered pots and charcoal briquettes for trees not to mention their whole house.

 

[Smoke]

These back issues of Golden statements contain the entire diary of Kathy Shaners apprenticeship by day in Japan. There is wonderful insight into daily working in Japan there. Like the scolding she got from resting her arm on the branches of a needle juniper and bending needles!!

 

[discusmike]

I really hope these scum bags get caught,hopefully the trees don’t die.

 

[rnbonsai78]

Found a pic of the old white pine on his website.

 

[Smoke]

Found a pic of the old white pine on his website.

He's got lots of nice trees.

 

[Smoke]

More. My late wife the year before she was diagnosed with cancer. 2012