TN_Jim
Omono
drugs are strong, but so are 14 yr olds...you think a ladder is an issue?...just saying
Stolen bonsai
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Smoke
Ignore-Amus
You aren't gonna heave any of the trees I showed over a nine foot fence without some kind of ladder device and a heap of people to do it. If you have ever seen where this place is you might wonder why the whole collection is not stolen? The Southern collection is in the richest part of So Cal. Henry Huntington, nephew of C.P. Huntington, all in railroading donated the 120 acres to San Marino as a park. It is surrounded by Multi million dollar mansions.
The Lake Merrit location is in down town skid row Oakland California. My wife and I when going there used to always say "roll um up" when exiting the freeway to the park. Down town Chicago looks just like down town Oakland
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Ironic, you would need a good "fence" to make any money!!!
CasAH
Chumono
Smoke they are in St. Louis for that scene, not Chicago.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
These were most likely not stolen by "bonsai people" but by thieves who want something to put on their TVs in their living room to make themselves look cool, or by someone shipping them out of the country to S.E. Asia--do a search here on "stolen bonsai" or theft.
There have been a number of thefts of high quality bonsai worldlwide that have been spurred by an apparently increasingly lucrative market for high end trees in China and other countries in S.E. with a lot of cash.
Anyone with any sense in the bonsai community is not stealing these kinds of trees, as they know they're identifiable.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Ahhh your right... St Louis, Chicago, Oakland, Down town LA, whats the difference? I see in the news that San Francisco residents are now placing boulders on the sidewalk to deter building tent cities. If they hadn't embraced them, they wouldn't be there.
I’m with Smoke on this one. Look at the shape of the trees. And size of pot. These would be relatively easy to lift and swing over the wall. They’re not particularly high quality, so no Chinese would be particularly interested in importing these into China. There are far better trees available in Japan where they could be legally purchased with less hassle.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Oh, I agree, but the reasons for stealing bonsai are many...The first bonsai taken from the National Arb's collection was a black pine. I think the collection was a couple of years old and the tree, a gift from the Japanese govt., went missing one morning. It was gone for a week or so. It was "located" by a DC policeman who had heard rumors about who took it from locals. If I remember, DCPD put the word out that if the tree was returned, no harm no foul, but it would have to be SOON. Tree turned up at the arb the next day. Person that took it was a kid trying to impress a would-be girlfriend.
AppleBonsai
Shohin
So you don't believe in walls any longer?
misfit11
Omono
So you don't believe in walls any longer?
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just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Imagine how many idiotic foolish acts have been committed because of this....
Hmm, mm.....
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I imagine that we are all responsible for idiotic acts on this count.
nope
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Sorry,
I didn't mean you ladies.
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
You might say that we are all also the end result!
I don't need pussy to be an idiot I come by it naturally.
I just need some good old fashion boredom and a big bag o'drugs.
Some people just like watching shit burn.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Did I see that these had been located on some internet site for sale?
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Really?!
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I can't find anything on google. We need to know more please.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
A guy thinks he saw them for sale in Richmond CA. He contacted the person. I have not heard what has happened since.
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
The trees indeed have been found, They are not recovered yet though....
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