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treebeard55 · 05-07-2011, 12:59 PM

Mage, I haven't bought from them in a while, but that's only because we're watching pennies extra-close while I find a new job.

You might consider going to the Mid-America Show in Chicago in August. Meehan's are there every year, they have a wider selection available, and you pay no shipping. If you know you're going, you can ask them to include a certain size of a certain species and bring it along. I've done that, and they held it for me. In fact, I plan to do it again this year: I want a gallon-size Acer campestre if they have one.

(I think tho, that if you ask that and they bring one for you, you're honor-bound to buy it unless it's really a dog! But then, I've never been dissatisfied with trees I've bought from them without seeing them first.)

There's always a fantastic bonsai display at the Mid-America, some fine demos and workshops, and there's no admission fee to the show itself. We consider it worth the price of an overnite hotel.

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treebeard55 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Warsaw IN, USA USDA zone 5b Posts: 511	Mage, I haven't bought from them in a while, but that's only because we're watching pennies extra-close while I find a new job. You might consider going to the Mid-America Show in Chicago in August. Meehan's are there every year, they have a wider selection available, and you pay no shipping. If you know you're going, you can ask them to include a certain size of a certain species and bring it along. I've done that, and they held it for me. In fact, I plan to do it again this year: I want a gallon-size Acer campestre if they have one. (I think tho, that if you ask that and they bring one for you, you're honor-bound to buy it unless it's really a dog! But then, I've never been dissatisfied with trees I've bought from them without seeing them first.) There's always a fantastic bonsai display at the Mid-America, some fine demos and workshops, and there's no admission fee to the show itself. We consider it worth the price of an overnite hotel. __________________ Treebeard 55 Steve Moore http://hoosierbonsai.blogspot.com The most important bonsai tool is your brain.