trees stolen from WP

Poink88 wrote: .if I were you, I will install a surveillance camera at the very least.

and hire a detective,

and get a dog...

I hate those stinking theives

If I recall the Des Moines Botanical Center in Iowa had several trees stolen from it bonsai collection about 10 yrs ago. The paper reported that without special skills the thieves would have dead worthless plants within days or known bonsai enthusiasts would be likely suspects.....the trees showed up overnight. No mention of value was in the article if I recall. I certainly hope they find these guys and prosecute them.

That really sucks, Walter! I hope they are recovered and someone can be held accountable.

This is terrible to hear somebody got stolen bonsais. Hope they will show up somwhere and theft will be punished.

Really sad to hear this Walter. I have to agree on getting some surveillance camera's. They are relatively inexpensive these days. Either way, I hope you catch these guys, very sleazy guys!

It's unbelievable someone would walk off with these and think they're not going to get caught eventually.

If the person is in the bonsai community AND is fond of stealing high-end quality trees from one of the world's most identifiable bonsaists, I'd bet they're bound to be itching to show the trees off to someone. Ego will probably ultimately catch up to whatever form of lowlife took these, if not ego, then karma...or law enforcement.

Just browsing WP's site and he posted another 2 stolen trees on 08/29!!!

http://walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com/ (post Monday, September 3, 2012)

"Two trees stolen Bonsaipark Remscheid

Bonsaipark Remscheid, Germany, night of August 29/30 or one night earlier. Acer pal. Yama momigi und Pinus pentaphylla, collected tree from Japan."

I hope WP doesn't mind and hope he post the pics here too.

Very bad trend going there...