I don't know about you guys, but I get a weird feeling when dead bonsai are being negotiated in a Forum that go to extremes to keep them alive.
I'm off of this cadaver selling business, sorry.
Perhaps, I can help clarify our position.
We are a bonsai tree nursery that has been growing and training trees for over 50 years. We have some of the finest trees on the planet and we go to extremes to keep them healthy. This comes at a great cost, not only for the growers but for the trees themselves. A couple of winters ago, we had a very long, bad cold snap that killed dozens of our prize possessions. We have mourned that loss and are moving on.
Bonsai trees, as you know, are a form of art, and whether the tree is alive or dead, it's still a form of art. Rather than just disposing of the trees, we are offering them a new life, so to speak, a chance for another artist to make them look beautiful again. A chance for them to go on as the art form from which they grew.
Hope that helps.
Thanks
Jim