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!
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Just for comparison, what was it going for?
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Look wonderful. Quick question. Im sure Swamp Cypres and bald cypress are the same? Both share the same Latin name I think. Taxodium Distichum.
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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
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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
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When I started this thread I didn’t realize that I’d just be adding everything anyone says to my wish list. 
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@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.
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Hmm, I’ll lyk when I find out. 
You are certainly putting this to the test, @Bonsai_Bentley. I’ve been enjoying your enthusiasm and shameless lack of self control 
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Haha, thanks. I’m very happy to have others learn from my mistakes. 
Genuinely old deadwood Yamadori Bristlecone pine.
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Grasshopper, the responsible number of species to have is the number of species for which you can be responsible.
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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”. 
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?
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DO NOT BUY the greenhouse from Harbor Freight. Just… don’t.
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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.
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.
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So it turns out that the Pinus nigra did fit in the car, like a glove.
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