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Stolen bonsai and other thefts

Send in any informations about stolen bonsai or other thefts.

This is the best way to secure that it is not possible to display or sell stolen stuff.

Bonsai stolen in England, December 2007

Go to the IBC website Internet Bonsai Club

Text is from IBC Forum

"Lets see if we can recover this tree..

This is the mail as sent to me:
Unfortunately we have had a large tree stolen over the Christmas period.
We noticed its absence on Boxing Day.

It is a large tree in a very heavy pot, so we believe it was a two person job to get it out. One other tree went at the same time, but the other tree was of no consequence.

The tree is a San Jose Juniper which was originally acquired by
Roy Clark at a Dan Barton Juniper workshop in 1988. Since 2005 it has been looked after by Al & Anne Campbell at The Observatory Bonsai Nursery in Cardiff.

On 23rd September it was taken to a Peter Adams workshop with Cardiff Bonsai Club, and Peter suggested re-styling it to reduce its overall bulk. He drew a picture, and the work is currently in progress.

I enclose photographs of the tree before re-styling, at the Peter Adams workshop, and of Peter's drawing.
Please could you circulate the information, in case anyone comes across this tree.
 

Many thanks
Anne"

Please contact immediately with any information available to Morten Albek or post it at the IBC website

Johnny Andresen lost 30 bonsai on the night between Saturday and Sunday the 15th July.

The thirty bonsai where well chosen among the many bonsai at the shelves. It is believable that the theft was with the purpose of selling these bonsai abroad.

Please contact immediately with any information available to Morten Albek

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Taiwan Juniper. Over 1 meter high.

Stolen bonsai

W A N T E D

Stewart Griffin (England) has had his bonsai collection including the prize winning Taiwan Juniper stolen Wednesday morning 9th August. These trees must have been stolen to order. They were bonsai people because they left his baby trees from when he started, but took Yamadori material in plastic tubs, so they were discerning.

Keep a lookout.... there is NO WAY that this tree can be shown again without it being recognised, it is over a metre tall!

Please circulate this photo and news on all of your own local forums and websites please.... lets get this tree... and all his others back.

Email any information to Tony Tickle tony@yamadori.co.uk or Morten Albek