I bought my Girlfriend a Bonzai while in Vancouver last January.
I jokingly mentioned that it was a symbol of our love...as long as it lives, so does our love.
Oops... it died about three weeks ago
She is an attentive gardener,so maybe the tree was more accustomed to the humidity of the coast?
I saw more Bonzais for sale at the Home depot not too long ago. There were the smallish ones and a really big one for around $300.