Meehans

[Kyleboldy2003]

Has anyone been to meehans. I am just curious if they have a lot of stock there. I like bigger older trees raw material that needs needs work think i can find some here

 

[Crawforde]

I haven’t been there in at least 10 years, but they were great. If I still lived in MD I’d be there a lot. Lots of little stuff, and some larger trees from what I can remember. I was mostly looking at small trees.

 

[cbroad]

@Kyleboldy2003
Last time I was there, a year and a half ago, they had plenty of stock, from starters to more finished trees and everything in-between. There were at least 5 hoop houses crammed with trees, and at least 2 greenhouses for tropical stuff, plus a decent sized open area for much larger trees.

I would definitely stop by if you're in the area! Search on here for Meehan's, you'll find a bunch of happy customers.

 

[augustine]

Plenty of trees and great folks. I highly recommend Meehans

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

Plenty of trees and great folks. I highly recommend Meehans

Larger trees have you been there recent?

 

[cbroad]

Larger trees

I read in another thread that @Owen Reich was there this season doing a workshop. Maybe he can chime in, seems he was there most recently.

What is your definition of larger?

They sell bonsai to tons of nurseries up and down the east coast. I'm sure they still have plenty of stock; I don't think they'll run out.

When I was last there, they had field grown trees that were potted into 15 or 25 gallon pots; those are going to be "large" caliper trees.

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

I read in another thread that @Owen Reich was there this season doing a workshop. Maybe he can chime in, seems he was there most recently.

What is your definition of larger?

They sell bonsai to tons of nurseries up and down the east coast. I'm sure they still have plenty of stock; I don't think they'll run out.

When I was last there, they had field grown trees that were potted into 15 or 25 gallon pots; those are going to be "large" caliper trees.

thanks sounds like i should just take the 7 hour trip and go lol

 

[P.Bond]

thanks sounds like i should just take the 7 hour trip and go lol

I was there at the end of June and they have some more substantial raw material if that’s what you are looking for. I bought a Korean hornbeam with a soda can thick trunk and about 3ft tall for a project. They have a bunch of thick trunk cork bark elms, a bunch of bigger junipers, some tridents and etc.. may not hurt to call and see if they have certain stuff you’re looking for before driving that far...here are some photos from my visit.

 

[P.Bond]

A few more photos. A massive trident that said $100 but the guy working wouldn’t sell me without the owners there... he thought it was misprinted... but I did grab the Korean hornbeam that looks like a bush and some San Jose junipers..

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

A few more photos. A massive trident that said $100 but the guy working wouldn’t sell me without the owners there... he thought it was misprinted... but I did grab the Korean hornbeam that looks like a bush and some San Jose junipers..

Very nice thank you. Looks like you have some nice material to be messing around with. Do you live in that area any other places you would recommend. TIA

 

[P.Bond]

Very nice thank you. Looks like you have some nice material to be messing around with. Do you live in that area any other places you would recommend. TIA

I do not. I drove about 3hrs to get there from SE PA. Only other place I know wouldn’t be close to you is Natures Way in Harrisburg, PA. Lots of good yamadori collected by Randy Knight.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Have you tried Gregory Beach Bonsai in Dowagiac? @Don Blackmond is the owner and a member here. He hasn’t updated his site in a long time but used to have good trees that many members here have purchased.

Home - Gregory Beach Bonsai

Gregory Beach Bonsai sells quality imported and domestic specimen trees, bonsai, prebonsai, pots, stands, suiseki and tools at affordable prices.

gregorybeachbonsai.com

 

[atlarsenal]

See how much they want for this one!

 

[Kyleboldy2003]

Have you tried Gregory Beach Bonsai in Dowagiac? @Don Blackmond is the owner and a member here. He hasn’t updated his site in a long time but used to have good trees that many members here have purchased.

Home - Gregory Beach Bonsai

Gregory Beach Bonsai sells quality imported and domestic specimen trees, bonsai, prebonsai, pots, stands, suiseki and tools at affordable prices.

gregorybeachbonsai.com

I have tried to see if he was still around and which no knew or answered so I do not know if don still is around

 

[Owen Reich]

You reached out privately, but I’ll fill you in on Meehan’s here for the benefit of all.

They have a ton of everything, and much of it is beginner to intermediate stock. The San Jose they have there are worth a 7 hour drive. If I didn’t want to focus on deciduous, I’d buy up most of them.

There are some larger trees they don’t bring to shows that are worth looking at, and every year they dig up a few species from the growing area.

Having worked with them for about 7 years now, I’d say they have the cleanest tropical stock you can get. This matters. They are also doing this full time, and don’t focus on finishing trees.

What if more of us in the industry specialized? Perhaps better bonsai shall be created?

 

[River's Edge]

You reached out privately, but I’ll fill you in on Meehan’s here for the benefit of all.

They have a ton of everything, and much of it is beginner to intermediate stock. The San Jose they have there are worth a 7 hour drive. If I didn’t want to focus on deciduous, I’d buy up most of them.

There are some larger trees they don’t bring to shows that are worth looking at, and every year they dig up a few species from the growing area.

Having worked with them for about 7 years now, I’d say they have the cleanest tropical stock you can get. This matters. They are also doing this full time, and don’t focus on finishing trees.

What if more of us in the industry specialized? Perhaps better bonsai shall be created?

You mean like in Japan where the nurseries specialize in species and stages. This allows the artist to select raw stock that is already built for Bonsai. What is the fun in that?

 

[Doug J]

You mean like in Japan where the nurseries specialize in species and stages. This allows the artist to select raw stock that is already built for Bonsai. What is the fun in that?

I think the objective would be excellence over mediocrity. Not much fun in that. Completely un-American.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

See how much they want for this one!
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Aww... that ain't that rare. I've got some just like it

 

[GGB]

was there last month. Pines, maples, and bald cypress were all pretty young but there were hundreds (seemed like thousands) to choose from. Didn't notice any material that was overly large outside of the "finished-ish bonsai" area near the entrance. One thing i noticed from my one and only visit there was that it seemed liked they cared about establishing good nebari off the bat. As opposed to a few nurseries a little closer to me that are more interested in selling large material for big bucks despite how jacked up the roots were

 

[Maloghurst]

See how much they want for this one!
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Nice, I have some I’m working on ramification right now.