Malix
Mame
Over the past few years my life has changed so much that life itself has decided for me that i need to sell off most of my collection. I started this hobby about 2001 when I lived in a small home and have now moved several times and now live on 2 acres without time to dedicate to this wonderful hobby anymore. I fell in live with this hobby when I lived in Southern California where street trees were as close as I could come to forests and mountains. But Bonsai allowed me to create and surround myself with little forests and mountains in my back yard. I have now found myself in the countryside of Sonoma County CA, Vineyards in my front yard and large mature oaks are everywhere. I have an orchard approx 50 mature apple trees and have a 60 ft twin trunk walnut, river birch, scamore. maples, etc on my property.. to boot just over 20 minutes away is a grove of old growth Redwoods with 2 to 3 thousand year old giants in it. I now have enough big trees in my garden that I dont have time for the 30 little ones I collected over the years.
the last few years have left my collection watered and fertilized but generally neglected with respect to other maintenance/development. I now must sell some trees before growth begins to ruin whatever work was put in to them. but having been completely out of the market for years how do I catch up on what things are like now?
I you were in my situation how would you go about getting a fair sale for something so difficult to price. Where would you check values or get an appraisal?? Or who might be able to help in a situation where you need to price out 10 or 20 trees?
As an example I contacted a professional in my part of the country and with regard to my most valuable tree and have no real reply when he asks how much do you want for it. I know what I paid in 2001 or 2002 but that doesnt help me now.
I am having the biggest problem with this tree.... I think quality like this is pretty hard to com by.. but what does that mean when it comes to pricing? I just want to be fair and not get ripped off.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
Joel.
the last few years have left my collection watered and fertilized but generally neglected with respect to other maintenance/development. I now must sell some trees before growth begins to ruin whatever work was put in to them. but having been completely out of the market for years how do I catch up on what things are like now?
I you were in my situation how would you go about getting a fair sale for something so difficult to price. Where would you check values or get an appraisal?? Or who might be able to help in a situation where you need to price out 10 or 20 trees?
As an example I contacted a professional in my part of the country and with regard to my most valuable tree and have no real reply when he asks how much do you want for it. I know what I paid in 2001 or 2002 but that doesnt help me now.
I am having the biggest problem with this tree.... I think quality like this is pretty hard to com by.. but what does that mean when it comes to pricing? I just want to be fair and not get ripped off.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
Joel.
