Seen today in Orlando on a major highway a store selling ?finished? bonsai,
pots, tools, soil, starter plants, etc.
I am looking to buy a Shampaku (sp) Juniper and will probably order some
starter plants from Brent.
However this guy had three in bonsai pots. The smallest was about 10 inches
and priced at $119, he offered to sell it to me for $90. No real styling, some
dead twigs (jin) but no lime sulfur. Checked the soil, it was covered with
pea gravel but below that looked like mud.
A rack of "Japanese" pots inside, but most were Chinese.
He had some Juniperous procumbins "nana" starter plants in two and four inch
liner pots, I didn't ask the price.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
Bonsai Societies of Florida Annual Convention Memorial Day Weekend 2004
Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral, Florida www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org

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Billy,
The thing I find saddest about this is that some well meaning folks, looking
for the exotic gift will fall prey to this type of scheme. Happens out here
too, I just don't have the heart to check out the stands when I see them.
Happy Holidays to all,
Regards,
Shelly Hurd Central CA - Sunset Zone 8-USDA Zone 9

Santa is currently crossing the pond according to NORAD.
Yippee!

"Billy M. Rhodes" wrote:

Seen today in Orlando on a major highway a store selling ?finished?
bonsai,
pots, tools, soil, starter plants, etc.
I am looking to buy a Shampaku (sp) Juniper and will probably order some
starter plants from Brent.
However this guy had three in bonsai pots. The smallest was about 10
inches
and priced at $119, he offered to sell it to me for $90. No real styling,
some
dead twigs (jin) but no lime sulfur. Checked the soil, it was covered
with
pea gravel but below that looked like mud.
SNIPPING THE REST OF THE SAD TALE.

In a message dated 12/24/2003 8:04:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

The thing I find saddest about this is that some well meaning folks,
looking
for the exotic gift will fall prey to this type of scheme. Happens out here
too, I just don't have the heart to check out the stands when I see them.
Happy Holidays to all,
Regards,
Shelly

This is more than a stand. It is a real store.
Billy on the Florida Space Coast
Bonsai Societies of Florida Annual Convention Memorial Day Weekend 2004
Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral, Florida www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org

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Shelly, Billy et al:
Last year Jim Lewis wrote a piece about not giving a tree for
Christmas. I obtained permission and sent it to my local newspaper. It
was published and I did receive two phone calls. One from a person who
had received a Mallsai the year before and was keeping it on her TV. She
wondered why the needles had turned brown. :-( The other call was from
an Irate vendor.... :-D

Unfortunately, I did not put that article in the paper this year, but I
think that the article, with Jim's permission, should be sent to every
paper in the US, right after Thanksgiving.....

Happty Holidays to all!

Carl L. Rosner - near Atlantic City zone 6/7
http://bmee.net/rosner
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Shelly Hurd wrote:

Billy,
The thing I find saddest about this is that some well meaning folks, looking
for the exotic gift will fall prey to this type of scheme. Happens out here
too, I just don't have the heart to check out the stands when I see them.
Happy Holidays to all,
Regards,
Shelly Hurd Central CA - Sunset Zone 8-USDA Zone 9

Santa is currently crossing the pond according to NORAD.
Yippee!

"Billy M. Rhodes" wrote:



Seen today in Orlando on a major highway a store selling ?finished?


bonsai,


pots, tools, soil, starter plants, etc.
I am looking to buy a Shampaku (sp) Juniper and will probably order some
starter plants from Brent.
However this guy had three in bonsai pots. The smallest was about 10


inches


and priced at $119, he offered to sell it to me for $90. No real styling,


some


dead twigs (jin) but no lime sulfur. Checked the soil, it was covered


with


pea gravel but below that looked like mud.





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I sent the article to the local paper, but they didn't print it. I will try a
different tactic next year.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

Anyone can send that article anywhere at any time. Just credit the IBC, please. For those who don't have it, the article is on our website.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL


Shelly, Billy et al:
Last year Jim Lewis wrote a piece about not giving a tree for
Christmas. I obtained permission and sent it to my local newspaper. It
was published and I did receive two phone calls. One from a person who
had received a Mallsai the year before and was keeping it on her TV. She
wondered why the needles had turned brown. :-( The other call was from
an Irate vendor.... :-D

Unfortunately, I did not put that article in the paper this year, but I
think that the article, with Jim's permission, should be sent to every
paper in the US, right after Thanksgiving.....



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