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how much is this worth
Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 4:54 pm
by Ficusboy101
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how much is this ficus worth it is over 20 years of age as the owner said and i bought it cheap
good nebrari
healthy
good foliage
sorry about lighting in the photo
Re: how much is this worth
Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 5:23 pm
by Andrew Legg
Hey Ficusboy,
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but if you bought it cheap, you probably paid a fair price for it. Unless of course there's something there that I can't see in the small photo . . . . Personally, I'd not pay more than AUD 20 for something like that, but then trees seem cheaper in South Africa.
Cheers,
Andrew
Re: how much is this worth
Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 5:50 pm
by phantom
Thats a fair comment.
how much is this worth
Posted: April 23rd, 2013, 5:57 pm
by Beano
It doesn't look that old. Also it's not a great specimen. Pick a different tree.
Re: how much is this worth
Posted: April 24th, 2013, 10:33 pm
by shibui
good nebrari
Where is this good nebari? All I see is a random assortment of roots.
May be over 20 years of age but anyone can neglect a tree for many years. Actual age is less important. How it looks matters much more.
Andrew may be being a little pessimistic (or South African?) in his valuation. No decent size reference but I'm assuming it is a decent size - My estimate $30-$50.
Re: how much is this worth
Posted: April 24th, 2013, 11:07 pm
by Pup
It would struggle to be that old in the NT growing conditions for Ficus are just about perfect.
As for what its worth is as has been said subjective. Not being a fan of F,benjamina $10-00 , it has two heads neither, is 20 years worth of work.
The late great JohnY Naka said of two heads cut one off.
Just my
Pup