Gary McCarthy
Chumono
When you have the $$$$$$ to buy a quality, well established bonsai tree to add to your collection, how do you go about finding that special tree?
how do you go about finding that special tree?
I actually did try that first. Contacted Brian Van Fleet in the hopes he had something available. But, no luckI would also check with anyone who's trees that you admire if they have anything they would sell, or where they have gotten trees from.
Yeah, sorry about that. When we moved to the current house, I really purged about 3/4 of my trees, and only have 5 Japanese maples in pots at the moment, 2 of those are in Anderson flats. The few trees I would part with at this point, I would rather burn than ship.?I actually did try that first. Contacted Brian Van Fleet in the hopes he had something available. But, no luck
I'm actually kind of impressed with myself. That was my thought process.Always shop for a Bonsai from the ground up. Start with the best radial nebari, best clean trunk, best primary branch placement, etc. Don’t get too enamored with the canopy, since you can change that in a growing season or two. Find one that will do well in your climate, or that you can easily care for in your climate.
YEP. Doing that as well. The show is only an hours drive for me. In fact I'm hoping to help out our local club to set up at the show so I'll be able to be one of the first ones to see what people have availableIf I were you I would save up my money for the National Bonsai Exhibition. They will have a large vendor area. If you don't find anything there you might be able to find a contact for what you want.