Hornbeam opinion

[johnl445]

I am not going to defend or condemn the response, but offer my thought on the source of the disagreement. I believe that, when @johnl445 mentioned the BIN price, @Gabler understood the thrust of the question to be whether it would be a good buy. But the intent behind stating the price, I think, was to offer context for the critiques that @johnl445 was seeking. The response by @River's Edge picked up on that, and explained what might be unacceptable flaws considering the price point.

And for my part, I think I agree with him. The upper branches will need to be rebuilt and the time involved would not be acceptable to me. Personally, I would keep looking.

When it comes to making an investment, any investment, house.used car, remodeling, artwork, etc. it’s always important to get a professional opinion. And by a professional, I like speaking to people with years experience. And purchasing bonsai is no different . My eye is untrained, I can easily make a costly mistake. When Making comments to others, don’t let your years of experience make you complacent, try to remember what is was like being making regretful purchases. Maybe try reaching your hand out to newcomers. fortunately for me, there’s been some very thoughtful people that have DM’d with helpful feedback.

 

[namnhi]

not sure about prices in US/your area but here is what I got for $350. This is after couple of years of me taking care of it. Obviously still lot of work required but I think bones are better...

Don't get me started on the price of tree in Asia... I could buy a very respectable tree for 50 dollars in Vietnam.