Prized Bonsai Tree Reappears On Porch After Last Weekend's Theft
Owner thrilled to have oldest specimen back
The bonsai is back.
Dennis Quenneville thought he'd never see his three bonsai trees again after they disappeared from his side yard last weekend.
But on Friday morning, someone left the oldest and largest of the miniature trees on the front porch of his home on South University. Quenneville, an engineer at Visteon, said his children first noticed the tree on their way to school.
"I'm totally happy I've gotten my big tree back,'' Quenneville said of the 18-inch Chinese juniper.
Still missing are the other two bonsai, but Quenneville said he was willing to give those up to get back the Chinese juniper, which he bought in Japan in 1991.
Quenneville, a member of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Club, has about 20 potted bonsai, which spend the warm months outside and winter in the garage.
Taking care of the miniature plants is time-consuming. Enthusiasts prune and wire the bonsai to look like a scene in nature.
The Chinese juniper that was returned was only partially wired into shape when it was taken, said Quenneville.
Quenneville and his wife, Gail, returned from an out-of-town trip Sunday to discover the bonsai were missing from the yard.
Quenneville admits he forgot to lock the gate on the fence that encircles the yard before they left. "That's never going to happen again,'' he said.
The bonsai is back.
Dennis Quenneville thought he'd never see his three bonsai trees again after they disappeared from his side yard last weekend.
But on Friday morning, someone left the oldest and largest of the miniature trees on the front porch of his home on South University. Quenneville, an engineer at Visteon, said his children first noticed the tree on their way to school.
"I'm totally happy I've gotten my big tree back,'' Quenneville said of the 18-inch Chinese juniper.
Still missing are the other two bonsai, but Quenneville said he was willing to give those up to get back the Chinese juniper, which he bought in Japan in 1991.
Quenneville, a member of the Ann Arbor Bonsai Club, has about 20 potted bonsai, which spend the warm months outside and winter in the garage.
Taking care of the miniature plants is time-consuming. Enthusiasts prune and wire the bonsai to look like a scene in nature.
The Chinese juniper that was returned was only partially wired into shape when it was taken, said Quenneville.
Quenneville and his wife, Gail, returned from an out-of-town trip Sunday to discover the bonsai were missing from the yard.
Quenneville admits he forgot to lock the gate on the fence that encircles the yard before they left. "That's never going to happen again,'' he said.
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