bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Whats A Japanese Black Pine Worth? Looking To Buy Need Advice

I see the wire scars your talking about, no doubt they are bad. But aside from that, as far as size and feel of the tree, pretend you dont see wire scars. What would a fair price be around. I realize this is a complex question, I dont expect a, oh this tree should be 100 bucks. However, Im seeing prices on trees like the ones posted, as far as size and look, going from between 250 and 500 dollars. They are failry young trees, 10-12 years, and they have been styled but need work.

One set of trees has the explaination that they where imported from Japan, and the imports are hard to get and declining so they are expensive. Other reasons I get are that the black pine has to be trained very early on in its development to properly dwarf the tree into bonsai. These both seem like saleman type answers to me. Am I wrong in thinking this and that these prices are too high?

Sorry for rambling but Im wanting one bad but dont want to pay more than I should.

26-Aug-2004	#4
dustin bonsaiTALK Craftsman Join Date: May-2004 Location: Alpharetta GA Country: USA USDA Zone: 7b AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 54	I see the wire scars your talking about, no doubt they are bad. But aside from that, as far as size and feel of the tree, pretend you dont see wire scars. What would a fair price be around. I realize this is a complex question, I dont expect a, oh this tree should be 100 bucks. However, Im seeing prices on trees like the ones posted, as far as size and look, going from between 250 and 500 dollars. They are failry young trees, 10-12 years, and they have been styled but need work. One set of trees has the explaination that they where imported from Japan, and the imports are hard to get and declining so they are expensive. Other reasons I get are that the black pine has to be trained very early on in its development to properly dwarf the tree into bonsai. These both seem like saleman type answers to me. Am I wrong in thinking this and that these prices are too high? Sorry for rambling but Im wanting one bad but dont want to pay more than I should.