Mercury News: Bonsai tree heists are on the rise in California. Are they driven by profit, or “obsession”?
When eight miniature trees disappeared from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in mid-January, a sense of despair descended on the volunteer-run exhibit. The trees were living masterpieces, ...
Bonsai tree heists are on the rise in California. Are they driven by profit, or “obsession”?
ABC 7 Chicago: $20K worth of bonsai trees, some over 100 years old, stolen from free, volunteer-run Calif. garden
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Several valuable bonsai trees were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in a bizarre burglary. The location is a volunteer-run, free admission Japanese style ...
$20K worth of bonsai trees, some over 100 years old, stolen from free, volunteer-run Calif. garden
ABC7 San Francisco: $20K worth of bonsai trees stolen from free, volunteer-run garden in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Several valuable bonsai trees were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt in Oakland in a bizarre burglary. The location is a volunteer-run, free admission Japanese ...
$20K worth of bonsai trees stolen from free, volunteer-run garden in Oakland
The San Bernardino Sun: Bonsai trees will be topic for Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society
John Nielsen, a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture, will present “Bonsai Tree Cultivation” when the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society meets 7 p.m. Thursday ...
There’s something about growing bonsai trees that makes big problems seem smaller. “That tree to me is not just a lone tree; it’s connected to all the other trees in the world,” said Wayne Atkinson, a ...