# What defines a tree (and where to find it)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [August 24, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-defines-a-tree-and-where-to-find-it/3977 "2019-08-24T21:24:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Sam](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/sam/32/3186_2.png) [@Sam](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-defines-a-tree-and-where-to-find-it/3977/8 "2019-08-26T18:50:59Z")
I mean…honestly, as with most things Mirai, all our knowledge of trees in the wild comes from Ryan! And many times that _does_ mean a field trip to Italy, or the Sierra Nevadas, or Spain, etc. Other than that, Ryan does have a degree in horticulture and grew up in Colorado, so he’s been looking at trees for a long time. We don’t have a database or anything like that, though that is an excellent idea. If you were so inclined to collect them in the Forum, I think that’s totally reasonable. It could definitely be made searchable. If I was making it, I would create a thread for Pines, Deciduous, etc. (broad categories) and then post photos with exact species in the body of the post. Then, folks can use Ctrl + F and you can search within the thread for particular species. I would suggest doing this in the Design forum category. Hope this was helpful - if Ryan has any other insights I’ll let you guys know! Edited to be clearer about what I mean with the forum threads - if you wanted it to be searchable, make each species group its own thread. Then post members of that species within the thread. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/what-defines-a-tree-and-where-to-find-it/3977)._