# First yamadori hunting trip **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [December 11, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/first-yamadori-hunting-trip/2187 "2018-12-11T17:11:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![moon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/moon/32/24444_2.png) [@moon](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/moon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/first-yamadori-hunting-trip/2187/4 "2018-12-12T17:28:16Z")
If there is a creek on the property that can yield nice finds. Also if there are barbed wire fence lines, look there, usually easy to walk along too. Trees along fence lines are often trimmed back by both land owners and wildlife and are often not removed completely and can yield natural bonsai by having been cut back year after year. Shady areas are usually bad, trees will be long and have little lower branches as they are reaching for light. This thread may also be of good use. I would also suggest the podcasts with Randy Knight and the Backcountry Boys. > [@Whats in your bag for collecting yamadori](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-in-your-bag-for-collecting-yamadori/548): > > I have not done much collecting but curious of what everones tools are for collecting trees. I have assymbled what I think would be usefull so far, maybe I need more or less. -Gorilla brand construction plastic bag- easy adjustable thick temporary container. -roll of 4 inch strech wrap- to caress the delicate roots in the temporary container. -small spade shovel. -short garden trowel. -folding saw for the big tap roots. -bottle of water for dampening the roots. I’m looking to get… trench… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/first-yamadori-hunting-trip/2187)._