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Originally Posted by SiNguyen
Thanks for bumping this thread up! I enjoyed seeing it for the first time today. All I can say is "Holy God!". That's a factory and not a nursery!
Are most of the stocks imported? From China and Korea? I can't imagine that there is that much demand for bonsai in the Netherland. A place like that in the USA would go bankrupt in a month.
Si
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It's a big commercial operation - supplying bonsai in literally every size and shape. They import from all over the world - many asian countries and even from other European places (for example Pomegranate and Olives from Spain).
They are major suppliers to many other smaller nurseries all over Europe - for example to the bonsai sellers in Amsterdam on the famous tourist flower market on the "Singel". They also supply garden centers etc.
The Netherlands has Europe's largest port (Rotterdam) and has traditionally been the "hub" of market gardening supplies for Europe. Additionally we have the worlds largest flower auctions handling 55% of all world trade in floweres and plants. These factors all add up.
What seems to have exploded over the years I've been visiting is the number of very large garden trees they now sell - these have become really popular. When I was at the nursery last Thursday I would estimate I saw 70-80 HUGE sculpted trees outside in HUGE pots (500litre pots) and then in the > €10K price range (>$15,500). I'll be posting more photos soon (I took another 180 photos so they take some processing :-)