I attended a local garage sale at the weekend because I had noticed that they were selling off some bonsai pots and tools. When I arrived I was surprised at the number of pots they had in their garage. I also noticed some bonsai trees sitting on a wall in the garden. I enquired about them and discovered that they formed part of the collection of the co-owner of the property, who had died a few years previously. The trees were clearly good quality specimens that had suffered in recent times due to a lack of maintenance. I asked if they would consider selling them to me, which they agreed to do.
Here are a few pictures of the trees as they arrived in my garden.
A Chinese Juniper 70 cm tall, its suffered considerable dieback in the foliage but I am hopeful I can revive it.
A cascading Scots Pine, 40cm above the pot rim. It too has suffered considerable die back but these are tough trees and I’m confident I can restore its vigour.
A large Japanese beech over a metre tall with a terrific nebari in a Derek Aspinall pot with a width of 80cm. Again it has suffered the loss of a few branches but nothing that can’t be replaced. If anyone recognises this tree I would be interested to find out more about its history.)
I’m really looking forward to working on these trees and seeing how they develop in the future
Here is a picture of the pots I acquired
Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai 
Lucky! I wish I could find a garage sale like that one!
You can never have enough pots! 😁 well done on saving those trees.
Well done Robert – it’s your civic duty to save these neglected specimens !! I had a recent experience here in Ayr last year. It just shows that there are lots of closet bonsaists out there who are not members of local clubs. The question is : how do we find them and what do we need to do to bring them into the SBA fold ? Good luck with your new acquisitions – they will no doubt keep you busy for a while. Jeff BanningTel : 01292 441482Mob : 07799477895
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Your right Jeff, its a pity I never met the man, it would have been nice to have a kindred spirit in such close proximity
lucky you Robert. Keep us updating with progress of those trees. Lovely pots too
Will do Piotr
Great find there Robert like pine reckon u will get it back to health OK
Hope so Phil