Got $18.5k laying around ?

[vp999]

Bonsai Pinus Thunbergii ‘coticosa’ ‘nishiki’ Cork Bark Japanese Black Pine | eBay

The tree has been developed of the last several decades by local bonsai professionals exclusively. Up for sale is a spectacular show ready Japanese black pine cork bark variety. The tree is highly ramified with exquisite cork detail.

www.ebay.com

 

[Paradox]

Sure, I'll just write a check.....

Damn thats an ugly tree

 

[PowerTap]

To be fair, it does say "Or best offer" my best would be less than that. But it is still a nicer tren than any of my sticks in pots.

 

[vp999]

Sure, I'll just write a check.....

Damn thats an ugly tree

Cash only lol.

 

[leatherback]

Nice old cork bark black pine, which go for a premium IF cutting grown. This clearly is NOT cutting grown, in my opinion.

It suffers from the same problem many of these have: Localized swelling due to the cork. These are rare to find in any sort of elegance. In Washington I saw a nice -cutting grown- big cork-back maple. But it is one of the few.

If one zooms in on the main trunk you see the jump / graft site. The "cork" on the roots seems to be just mature barking.

 

[RJG2]

Maybe the seller would like to chime in: @Drcuisine

 

[rockm]

Seems like A case of "throw it up on the wall and see what happens."

Lower price:

Weeping Scots Pine

Carefully grafted, this unique weeping Scots pine captivates with a remarkably clean and beautiful graft union. The tree gracefully transitions into a natural movement, revealing an exquisite root mass and well-structured branching. Recently featured on a live stream, the pine's aesthetic and...

goods.bonsaimirai.com

 

[flor1]

Look at some of the pricing of bonsai in online auctions
It makes you wonder what people are thinking

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Well... if they can sell it for that price, all the more power to them! The only thing I dislike about auctions like these is that it gives people a false sense of the actual market demand for trees at this price point - and it increases the risk of theft because people think they can steal trees from your back yard and immediately flip them for $10K.

I don't know what percent of bonsai trees actually sell for $10K+, but I assume it is a fraction of a fraction of a percent.

 

[pandacular]

[removed as duplicate, as the name on the account seems to match]

 

[bonsaiwood]

Another 18er…
Looking quite veggie from my POV.

Operculicarya decaryi - *Wigert's Specimen Tree* - Wigert's Bonsai

DIMENSIONS: 42 1/2" (h) 33" (w) 9" (nebari) 26" Japanese Sanpou Pot

www.wigertsbonsai.com