Would you pay 6,000 dollars (5,500 euros) for this bonsai?
How does someone who wants to sell a bonsai arrive at a price and how does someone who wants to buy that bonsai decide if that price is fair?
There really are no firm guidelines on valuing bonsai, at least that I know of. The best I can say is the value of a bonsai depends on what at least one person is willing to pay. Unless of course, you’re in the business of buying and selling bonsai. Then there are at least two values involved.
The three trees shown here (Sabina juniper, Common myrtle and Chinese elm), along with their prices (and some other information not listed here) were posted on facebook by Gabriel Bonsaisantboi Romero Aguade.
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How about 4,900 dollars (4,500 euros) for this Myrtle?
To complicate the pricing conundrum, there’s the issue of value added. Moving a tree from one place to another can increase the value (Southern California to Boston for example), as can timely trimming, or repotting, or a whole range of other possibilities. Even something as simple as cleaning and oiling the pot or mossing the soil surface can add value.
There’s a lot more we could say, but we’ll leave the rest to you.
Or 975 dollars (900 euros) for this Chinese elm?
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