Frustration with market

baldone said:

Been looking for maple bonsai, field grown or other. It is so frustrating with the marketing schemes. They rarely show the tree you're getting and if they do the trees are nowhere worth the asking price most of the time.
So, suggestions on honest sites please.

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baldone said:

Been looking for maple bonsai, field grown or other. It is so frustrating with the marketing schemes. They rarely show the tree you're getting and if they do the trees are nowhere worth the asking price most of the time.
So, suggestions on honest sites please.

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baldone said:

Been looking for maple bonsai, field grown or other. It is so frustrating with the marketing schemes. They rarely show the tree you're getting and if they do the trees are nowhere worth the asking price most of the time.
So, suggestions on honest sites please.

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baldone said:

Been looking for maple bonsai, field grown or other. It is so frustrating with the marketing schemes. They rarely show the tree you're getting and if they do the trees are nowhere worth the asking price most of the time.
So, suggestions on honest sites please.

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Hack Yeah! said:

When I read the title,I thought you meant stock market!

Where are you in GA? There's a maple guy out by Stone Mountain, I've never been there but his pictures show he has a large selection.

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rockm said:

Get on Facebook bonsai auctions. Decent material most of the time. Not cheap for the good stuff

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Michigan Tree Murderer said:

Evergreen has some. Good maple stock isn't cheap. https://www.evergreengardenworks.com/specimendec.htm

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Paradox said:

Some of the sellers wont post individual trees if they are in the cheaper category of tree. They show a generic picture and if they are a honest seller they will say clearly this is not the tree you will get but a similar tree. The older, more developed (read bigger trunk) trees will usually be listed individually and the description will clearly say "This is the tree you will get".

Bigger sellers will have many smaller trees. they just dont have the time and the website space to picture each and every one individually.

Brussels Bonsai and Wigerts are two that I know of that will clearly say if the tree pictured is the tree you will get or if a similar tree in development will be sent.

What exactly is your price point? If its less than $100 chances are you wont be seeing each and every tree at that price.

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RaginCajun said:

Contact Underhill bonsai. They have a website but only a smidgen of their stock. You can call or email Gavin. They have lots of very nice maples started for bonsai.. really good prices for their arakawa. No grafts, all cutting grown and maybe some air layers. They had a whole greenhouse full a couple weeks ago while I was there.

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Dan W. said:

This is the place for nice field grown maples at a great price. You have to follow close and then jump on it when you see one you like though. They go fast! That said, there are at least a couple of maples left as of this posting. https://cedarrosenursery.com/collections/deciduous-field-grown-bonsai

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baldone said:

Thanks
As I gain a little more confidence my price range is easing up.

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baldone said:

Been looking for maple bonsai, field grown or other. It is so frustrating with the marketing schemes. They rarely show the tree you're getting and if they do the trees are nowhere worth the asking price most of the time.
So, suggestions on honest sites please.

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leatherback said:

Hm a bit tricky. I know several reliable traders but Georgia is not part of the european union I think, so shipping (and importing) might be not easy.

Bonsai Plaza is not cheap but you get exactly what they show.

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