tokonoma bonsai

SteveS · Yellow Belt Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 106

i have just found this place and its right round the corner from me, i was just wondering if, on the off chance, someone from here had been there?

http://www.tokonomabonsai.co.uk

simon84 · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: tokonoma bonsai

Hi steve, yes i have been there, and to be honest i wouldnt waste your time.
It is not a bonsai nursery, but a wholesale place which sell what look like mallsai, kind of place that can put you off bonsai.

mo's bonsai · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 1:47 am Post subject: tokonoma bonsai

Are the prices cheap? If it is, wouldn't it be a good deal if you were to buy a decent bonsai from there and change it, re-style it or improve the original look of the tree to make it all your own. Like the old saying goes, "One mans trash is another mans treasure". But if the prices are high and the quality is poor then your better off buying one at Lowes. Either way, I haven't seen or heard of any big bonsai nurseries around here only little small stands at the corner or in the Mall, but when I do see them and they are in poor condition at a cheap price I might lean towards buying it for the thrill of bringing to health and re-shaping it if i don't like the style. so I say take the chance, what do you have to loose but your time and money.

SteveS · Yellow Belt Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 106

well that's a real let down!!! i was pleasantly surprised when i found it...

i see Mo's point too, could be a project?

they say they r pros and always give advise and after sales help. surely if they know the bonsai r gonna be dead why would they?

aw, let down

steve · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: tokonoma bonsai

Imported mallsai usually have the overdone s shape or a spiral trunk that make it hard to restyle. Buying a truly decent bonsai can be hard when they don't seem to offer any. Cheap isn't always best.

SteveS · Yellow Belt Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 106

well i went and ended up buying...

a serissa (12yr)
a pepper tree (6yr)

couldnt help myself Neutral