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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Feb-2005
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 793
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Originally Posted by Grampz
All seemed to be very pleased with the way the convention was organized and carried out by the Corpus Christi host club
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I knew you were a club president, but never thought of you as a politician. 
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Originally Posted by Bonsaifreak
Rockm, I know a little bit of the history behind that Persimonn. The tree was originally owned and likely collected by Yvonne Padilla. It eventually became a L/D tree styled by Mrs. Padilla during a visit to the Dallas club. It was raffled (or purchased, I'm not sure) by the current owner.
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I don't know about the above statement, but the tree is owned by an Austin club member. It has appeared in our shows for several years now.
Cheers,
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