Bonsaiforlife
Mame
Lately on the Facebook bonsai auctions there have been a lot of really nice trees up for auction that look like recent Japanese imports. What are the rules of selling trees that have recently been imported? Do we care about import laws? Do we care if a tree we buy was legally imported? Or just assume if they are for sale on there then they legally made it to the US. What is morally right? I have legally imported bareroot azaleas before and there is paperwork to prove it’s legal. Does providing a place for people to sell trees that are illegally imported provide a source for people to sell stolen trees? How do you know if one is stolen? Seems like an issue that may need some thought.