CTTom wrote:
I'm a new member and I write a garden column. I'm currently
working on a story about the theft of specimen plants from private
gardens. Like any gardener, I've had flowers and shrubs snatched
from street-side plantings. But recently I've been hearing stories
(all at second-hand) about really valuable plants -- mature
Japanese threadleaf maples, cycads, etc. -- taken from private
gardens. Someone comes home from a trip and finds a crrater where
their specimen used to be. Has this happened to any members of
this newsgroup, or do you know anyone to whom this has happened?
I'd like to interview victims and discuss with them ways that such
prized plants can be protected. I'm assuming there must be a black
market in such stolen plants.

Thank you ---- Tom

New member of what?

Something smells fishy.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5