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Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 8:05 pm
by Leigh Taafe
Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd April

Massive clearance of a huge range of bonsai, some over 50 years old.
Many trees being offered for sale for the first time, some trees from my personal collection.
Heaps of variety, a lot of deciduous trees.
A number of trees that have been shown right here on Ausbonsai will be offered for "Clearance Prices".

Clearing out bonsai stock from small nursery material to large field grown trunks.
Everything priced to go, some things below cost.

Plenty of trees to interest the beginner right through to the avid enthusiast.

I am keen to sell all of the items I have set aside for this weekend, so I will price everything very cheap!
So cheap - I welcome retail nurseries to come and take advantage.

10am till 2pm both days.
6 Louat Place Evatt, ACT.
Ph 0419 185 818

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 9:13 pm
by kcpoole
Hey Leigh, can you post a few pics of various stock and indicative prices?

Ken

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 9:18 pm
by fiveoffive
Yes some images would be great.

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 9:20 pm
by Leigh Taafe
There is so much stuff - what do you want a picture of?

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 9:26 pm
by Handy Mick
Stuff :yes: :beer:

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 9:42 pm
by The Hacker
What ever your selling would be great just so we can see what you have for sale

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 10:01 pm
by Tony Bebb
Wish I could get there for it.

Pics or no pics you can bet there will be plenty of interesting stuff.

Hope you are still keeping your personal stuff Leigh :fc:

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 26th, 2012, 10:19 pm
by Andrew F
Willing to post? Any pots?

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 6:44 am
by Leigh Taafe
I am not real keen on posting. All of the bonsai will come with the pot they are in - some of them will be quite old Japanese pots.
I have plenty of commercial pots for sale also.

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 12:19 pm
by kcpoole
Leigh Taafe wrote:There is so much stuff - what do you want a picture of?
Hi Leigh
a few of the stock trees and prices that are indicative of what is on sale. give everyone an idea of the bargains ou will have

Ken

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 4:27 pm
by FatMingsBonsai
I hear the powerful and striking Catlin Elm is making its way to Melbourne in May ?? :shifty:

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 7:22 pm
by Watto
Hmm, I might be interested in buying just one tree, I wonder what is for sale?

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:25 pm
by Leigh Taafe
Hi Tony,

Some of personal collection will be offered for sale. Some have already been sold in the last couple of weeks, including a very old cedar, and the Catlin Elm, among other things. I have also swapped a very old black pine and a very old red pine. I will be keeping the trees I use for my hire business.

I will be keeping my shohin collection at this stage, but keep your eyes open in about 12 months time, when I have them ready, they may also be for sale.

At the moment, as bonsai, I have a very large Chinese Elm, some other very old Chinese Elm, a very old liquidamber, a very old Mexican Hawthorn, a very old swamp cypress, a very old hornbeam, old Japanese and trident maples, Pyracantha, Silver birch, spruce, a very large juniper squamata cascade, English elm, Lilac, Black Pine cascade, a very old pomegranite, some kind of citrus (not entirely sure what it is), crabapple, maybe a few other things that I cant think of at the moment. Most of these are quite old bonsai, many of them need a bit of work - they are not all in pristine quality, but have great potential to be brought back to their former glory.

I have many smaller commercial style bonsai, including Trident maple, pyracantha, Chinese elm, PJ fig, Willow leaf fig, Juniper, cotoneaster, etc etc.

In large trunk stock plants I have English elm, hornbeam, gingko, spruce, Shimpaku, pyracantha, ligustrum, etc.

In small stock I have some PJ fig, juniper squamata, Satsuki azalea, Chinese elm.

There are other things that I havent listed. I will try and get some photos. One of the reasons for me getting rid of so much is that I dont have alot of time to care for so many trees properly, let alone take photos of them !

Many of these trees have never been offered for sale, but, as the title suggests - I have to bite the bullet and let them go to a better home! :crybye:

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 8:37 pm
by Craig.a.c
What is the price ranges going to be???

Re: Leigh Taafe's MASSIVE "Bite The Bullet" Clearance Sale

Posted: March 27th, 2012, 9:23 pm
by Leigh Taafe
From $10 to $3000