Someone has stolen one of my rarest citrus trees. Funny thing is that they had to have been to my house & know where it was. Nothing else was touched near it & you wouldn't know what it was if I didn't tell you. Unbelievable...

That is just terrible. Was it your only specimen of that variety?

Yes it was. The thing is, it had to be someone who came to my house to buy citrus... Someone who knew what to take.

I'm sorry to hear that, some people have no decency. Given the situation is it likely the police could find the thief, since it was a very specific theft? I hope so.

Well that is the end of people coming over to buy citrus. I am done selling citrus. besides shipping it out.

Hershell still has some tress here which he is welcome to come get. As for anyone else, shipping only.

The more I think about it, the more it pisses me off. I try to help people out with rare stuff & this the thanks you get. Some jerk has to steal my stuff instead of waiting until I bhave plants propogated. Millet check your PM. I'm done selling anything period !

This is extremely sad. I can't understand how people can be so low, especially to someone who has been so generous to everyone. I'm very sorry for your loss. I hope the police catch the guy soon.

I'm sorry to hear that, Laaz. When you are a victim of theft it makes you feel so violated, and destroys your normally generous nature.

In time, though, you might find that you enjoy sharing your interests with others, and you may change your mind about selling again. You might miss that more than you realize.

I hope they find out who did this. I certainly hope that it was not anyone from this forum.

Sincerely,

Barbara

The only people who knew what & where it was, were people from this forum that have been to my house. It was mixed in with other plants, so they knew exactly what they were stealing.

Sorry to hear about this Laaz. I'm really shocked someone would steal it. I know you help people out. Really sorry.

EDIT: I can't say how disappointed I am with this. We share information about our collections because we love these plants. I just can't believe a person would ruin this kind of fellowship.

That makes it worse, somehow. The time and effort that you put into this forum to promote this hobby is a violation on a higher order than a common theft. I hope this gets resolved properly.

Barbara

Very sorry about your loss Lazz, but I urge you to not let this incident get in the way of fully enjoying your citrus friends and hobby. If you do, this one person will have done much more damage than simply stealing a tree, no matter how valuable.

Ned

Hey Todd, Email me.. I have a suspect in mind! Sorry to hear of your loss..

Sent you a email Stan.

The more time I spend on this earth, the more I become disappointed in people. I try to remember that for every scumbag out there, there are ten great people. It's hard to find them sometimes but you can't give up looking. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I've really appreciated your advice and I hope this won't sour you on giving it.

I believe in karma and I'm sure that one way or another this thief will pay the price. Sometimes that thought is all I have when something nasty happens to me, but I really do believe it.