Bonsai trees have always been a source of great fascination to people. They are perfect miniatures, Grown in pots small enough to site on a Windowsill. You have to keep reminding yourself Actually That These trees are real and identical to Their larger cousins in all respects except size of developer. Rather like other small and perfectly-Formed artifacts, bonsai trees command quite a high price in the marketplace and so it does not come as a great surprise to find That They Also attract the Attention of thieves. It Seems That quite a flourishing business has Evolved, in Which They are stolen from the homes of growers and collectors, said repotted and trimmed by unscrupulous dealers, To Be sold on, at good prices, to unsuspecting buyers.
One of Britain's top collectors of bonsai trees, Paul Widdington, believes That he has found a solution, howevera. After Losing His life's work, valued at £ 250,000 Into bis When burglars broke home one night, Paul Decided To Look Into The Possibilities of Electronically tagging the trees he Bought as a replacement. This Involves injecting a microchip the size of a grain of rice Into the trunk of Each tree. Each chip is a laser-etched with information Which is stored in a central register Held by the police. Paul is quite Aware That this kind of data-tagging does not Prevent thieves from stealing the trees in the first place, although it may Increase the say the chances of getting back. So he's Also installing a security alarm system, complete with infra-red detectors, in bis home.
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