Sad Day for Bonsai

I thought that some of the Forum Members might be interested:

In the Seattle Times Newspaper this morning was a news story with the headlines of:
BONSAI COLLECTION A RECESSION VICTIM

Some snippets from the article:

‘Weyerhaeuser’s collection of 60 bonsai, a gift to the state on its 100th birthday 20 years ago, will close after Wednesday.’
‘It’s one of the many things that we’re having to do during the economic uncertainty to save costs,” said Weyerhaeuser spokeswoman Shannon Hughes.’
‘As one of the world’s largest producers of the lumber used to build homes, Weyerhaeuser has suffered during the recession. So far this year the company has closed 14 lumber and manufacturing facilities and cut more than 1,000 jobs.’
‘Full- time curator David De Groot will stay on to maintain the collection with necessary pruning, care and feeding, in hopes that it might someday return to public display once the economy turns around.’
‘Dave Cody, who’s kept his own collection of bonsai for 20 years, said there’s no better exhibit to introduce his family to the wonders of bonsai. We’ve been all over the world, and you’ll never see a collection like this,” he said. It’s a shame that they’re closing this.’

(This collection is at Weyerhaeuser’s Campus which is close to where I live, we have not seen it. They also have an excellent Rhododendron Collection that will stay that we hope to visit this year. Will check with JohnB for best time.)

- Toby