# What's on your bonsai wish list? **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [October 11, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316 "2019-10-11T14:31:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/21 "2019-10-27T02:01:54Z")
I 've moved bigger… took a forklift to get my 50 gallon alpine fir into the truck. Where there is a bonsai… there is always a way! . Just for comparison, what was it going for? ---
**Author:** ![Nicknjh23](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nicknjh23/32/1831_2.png) [@Nicknjh23](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Nicknjh23)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/22 "2019-10-27T14:44:53Z")
Look wonderful. Quick question. Im sure Swamp Cypres and bald cypress are the same? Both share the same Latin name I think. Taxodium Distichum. ---
**Author:** ![x-x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/77aa72/32.png) [@x-x](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/x-x)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/23 "2019-10-27T17:06:26Z")
A lodgepole pine ponderosa pine Korean Lilac Rocky Mt. Juniper yamadoria I have limited room were I live and its at its max now with 45 trees and 17 are shohins BD ---
**Author:** ![Twisted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Twisted](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Twisted)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/24 "2019-10-27T22:07:47Z")
> [@KurtP](#): > > . Around £1650 @Nicknjh23 Having just googled it, I think you are right. ---
**Author:** ![nemo1107](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nemo1107/32/1630_2.png) [@nemo1107](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/nemo1107)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/25 "2019-10-28T03:42:34Z")
Still on my to-do list: Bristelcone Pine Limber Pine Lodgepole Pine Atlas Cedar Douglas Fir Mountain Hemlock RMJ Bald Cypress Oregon White Oak Olive Yoshino Cherry ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/26 "2019-10-28T13:04:18Z")
When I started this thread I didn’t realize that I’d just be adding everything anyone says to my wish list. 😩😆 ---
**Author:** ![Brad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Brad](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Brad)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/27 "2019-10-29T14:22:31Z")
@BillsBayou’s simple wish seems to be an antipode to most on this thread, where there is a tendency to want one of everything. I do the same thing but end up coming back to regionally native stuff, mostly because I kill everything else. Maybe Bill is a zen master, or already has way too many bald cypress, but this got me thinking: what is a reasonable number of species to have? This is distinctly different from number of TREES because many species require fairly unique knowledge, treatment and skill. I feel like I already have too many species because there are a few that I’m not entirely sure what to do with (e.g. pinyon pine), but I can always handle more ponderosas because they’re all over the place and easy to grow and develop where I live. So, how many species is too many? Also, more ponderosas, please. ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/28 "2019-10-29T15:12:34Z")
> [@Brad](#): > > So, how many species is too many? Hmm, I’ll lyk when I find out. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Brad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/59ef9b/32.png) [@Brad](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Brad)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/29 "2019-10-29T15:55:07Z")
You are certainly putting this to the test, @Bonsai_Bentley. I’ve been enjoying your enthusiasm and shameless lack of self control 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/30 "2019-10-29T20:29:36Z")
Haha, thanks. I’m very happy to have others learn from my mistakes. 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣🤣 ---
**Author:** ![WLKeugene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a88e57/32.png) [@WLKeugene](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/WLKeugene)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/31 "2019-10-30T10:30:25Z")
Genuinely old deadwood Yamadori Bristlecone pine. ---
**Author:** ![BillsBayou](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/billsbayou/32/366_2.png) [@BillsBayou](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BillsBayou)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/32 "2019-10-30T14:37:31Z")
> [@Brad](#): > > Maybe Bill is a zen master, or already has way too many bald cypress, but this got me thinking: what is a reasonable number of species to have? Grasshopper, the responsible number of species to have is the number of species for which you can be responsible. ---
**Author:** ![Bonsai\_Bentley](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/bonsai_bentley/32/7792_2.png) [@Bonsai\_Bentley](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bonsai_Bentley)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/33 "2019-10-30T15:00:06Z")
My thoughts exactly. Just keep “what am I trying to accomplish” in mind at all times…and then shed a small tear when you say “oops”. 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_David](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/reno_david/32/3301_2.png) [@Reno\_David](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Reno_David)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/34 "2019-10-30T21:30:59Z")
Greenhouse, Greenhouse, Greenhouse! My bonsai budget is all used up for pine courses this year, but I’ve being a really good boy, so what do you think Santa? ---
**Author:** ![BillsBayou](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/billsbayou/32/366_2.png) [@BillsBayou](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/BillsBayou)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/35 "2019-11-01T16:12:45Z")
DO NOT BUY the greenhouse from Harbor Freight. Just… don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_P](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/michael_p/32/10657_2.png) [@Michael\_P](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Michael_P)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/36 "2019-11-03T15:01:48Z")
I went to a bonsai exhibition yesterday and I was very reasonable… I came home with only one tree 😇 It’s a Prunus persica ‘spring glory’, the cut paste pot is there for scale. The prunus on the wish list was the Prunus mahaleb, however all the mahalebs on the stand had a serious reverse taper issue and this persica was in the middle. It also had the best nebari. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/7/760bd3ffb16bfd26783bb8980980f5c28c185db9.jpeg) A new entry on my wish list: Corylus avellana (Common hazel). The same stand had a few Corylus avellana of roughly the same size and shape as my prunus, they sold like hot cakes. As I have quite a lot of hazels on the property, I decided to not buy one but to collect/grow a few next season. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_P](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/michael_p/32/10657_2.png) [@Michael\_P](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Michael_P)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316/37 "2019-12-01T16:27:14Z")
> [@Michael\_P](#): > > I have almost bought a large Pinus nigra and a large Pinus uncinata, but ‘decided’ not to (well they wouldn’t have fit in the car). So it turns out that the Pinus nigra did fit in the car, like a glove. [Previous page](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/whats-on-your-bonsai-wish-list/4316.md?page=1)