World's Largest Bonsai?

[october]

The Japanese's dedication to their craft is omnipotent.

Rob

 

[Poink88]

Rob,

I thought this was it...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacifist/2512888082/

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"I think is about 5 meters of height and 8~10 meters of width"

 

[october]

lol.. Ya, thats why I put a question mark after the title of the thread. I did not want to make a false statement..You win...

Can't even imagine the maintenance. It's like.. Ok, I have to go prune one of my trees..see you in 7-10 days...lol

Rob

 

[jkd2572]

I thought this was it.

 

[october]

lol... The battle of the gigantic bonsai.. Sounds like a creature double feature.. Maybe a triple feature in this case.

 

[Mike Westervelt]

Hey Jeremy, was that in Austin? Barton Springs maybe?

 

[Poink88]

lol... The battle of the gigantic bonsai.. Sounds like a creature double feature.. Maybe a triple feature in this case.

LOL...this is another but not sure if it is bigger. A 43" Live Oak here in Austin

http://www.bigreddog.com/heritage-tree-relocation-at-oak-meadows-vmu-project-in-austin-texas/

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[Mike Westervelt]

Oh yes Dario, thats the ones I was remembering, thought they were Pecan trees?

 

[Poink88]

Oh yes Dario, thats the ones I was remembering, thought they were Pecan trees?

Check the link I included. It is heritage Live Oak. The "heritage" title is usually used to denote old trees...mostly centenarian. I think after all is said and done...the developer spent around $300,000 to relocate this tree by itself. :O

The enlarged pics were too big to be linked (forum is rejecting it).

 

[tmmason10]

Check the link I included. It is heritage Live Oak. The "heritage" title is usually used to denote old trees...mostly centenarian. I think after all is said and done...the developer spent around $300,000 to relocate this tree by itself. :O

The enlarged pics were too big to be linked (forum is rejecting it).

I may be mistaken, but I thought I read on cnn.com a while back that the bill was actually footed by the tax payers?

 

[Poink88]

I may be mistaken, but I thought I read on cnn.com a while back that the bill was actually footed by the tax payers?

You could be right. I am not sure how this particular project was handled...but NORMALLY it goes back to the developer as condition on their permit. UNLESS it was offered by the City as a "token" or "incentive" for the development to materialize. Imagine how much tax the development will generate (perpetually).