I don’t know if it’s a generation issue, or simply that the first wave of serious bonsai enthusiasts in Europe has reached an age whereby they cannot maintain their collections, or simply want to move on their trees to the next generation to take them further. With a number of high profile collections having been...
The end, or a new beginning?
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