Bonsaifreak

If my next door neighbor's trees is mistreated and it looks as it could die from it and I go and take it in the middle of the night, that would be considered robbing or stealing a tree. That is here, in Europe, in Africa, in Asia and in Australia (suspect in the North and South Pole too). I sympathize with your feelings for the tree. Believe me, I have covetted other people's trees as well. Still, I have been restrained enough (and thanks to the advice of several BT members) to sit tight and avoid committing an unlawful act.

Collecting would be so much more fun if it wasn't for laws protecting private property. Unfortunately, as bonsaists we have a duty to respect them just as we wouldn't want anybody coming in in the middle of the night and take one of our trees.
Sorry, just my pinch of salt...

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