Phred said:

I had quite a few bonsai trees twenty years ago when I still lived in Canada. One of the most difficult things for me about moving here to the Dominican Republic was having to give away my bonsai collection.

I had a Chinese Elm that was really nice looking. Started life as a seedling in Okinawa right at the end of WWII. So about forty three years old when I had to give it up. To buy one like it today would run somewhere between a thousand and two thousand dollars.

I also had a Shimpaku that was not even a foot high but had beautiful form and great foliage. Maybe twenty-five years old when I gave it away. One of that quality today would run maybe eight hundred to a thousand bucks.

I had a few smaller maples and a couple boxwoods, and a few cypress too. I miss them still, sometimes.



Phred

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While I journey the west coast, I was thinking of searching for seeds and such.  Is there a way to collect specimens from nature without harming nature? 

While I go on my bonsai growing journey, I may ask you a few questions in the years to come. :o

Shroomism said:

Just like... be one with the tree.. and stuff.

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