What’s your latest Bonsai related purchase?

[Gabler]

It is if you live in a place with a reasonable standard of living. I retired 8 years ago after making half of that for the last half of my career. I would imagine $40/hr. wouldn't get you much in New York city or L.A.

It also matters how old you are. If you got your apartment a long time ago when rent was three digits, and you don't have student loan debt, then you might be able to stretch that $40/hour pretty far. You might even be able to support a family.

 

[badatusernames]

It is if you live in a place with a reasonable standard of living. I retired 8 years ago after making half of that for the last half of my career. I would imagine $40/hr. wouldn't get you much in New York city or L.A.

You mean where most package deliveries occur? Yeah it probably wouldn’t, kind of a problem lol

 

[misfit11]

Picked up a Kiyohime root over rock from Scott Chad at Lotus Bonsai this morning. I had first seen it back in January when I first visited the nursery. I saw it again in February at the Shohin Seminar in Santa Nella. I liked the tree, but still wasn't sure on pulling the trigger. Glad I finally did.

I think this might be a better front, IDK.

 

[kbonsai8]

I was ABOUT to recommend these folks. I've also been happy with the plants I've received from them.

Just received my first shipment from Musser and am beyond pleased. A $10 Japanese maple that is incredibly healthy and about 2 feet tall. Also, I only ordered three cedar of Lebanon and they sent me 11! Also a golden Hinoki Cypress for six dollars and is also beyond what you’d expect. About $35 shipped for all of this. Very solid nursery!

 

[Wulfskaar]

It also matters how old you are. If you got your apartment a long time ago when rent was three digits, and you don't have student loan debt, then you might be able to stretch that $40/hour pretty far. You might even be able to support a family.

$40/hr won't cut it here. A 16 year old at McDonalds makes $20/hr.

It's absolutely ridiculous. We plan on moving to somewhere much more reasonable.

 

[Zac]

Just received my 2 orange leaf Japanese maple cuttings and 2 Nishiki Gawa rough bark Japanese maples cuttings from @Piedmont Bonsai

 

[Carol 83]

Picked up a couple of little Gardenia's at HD. They were marked $11.98 but were $5.99 at checkout.

 

[Joe Dupre']

Picked up a couple of little Gardenia's at HD. They were marked $11.98 but were $5.99 at checkout.View attachment 587137

Good score! I don't see gardenias mentioned much as bonsai. Brussels sells THOUSANDS of them, though.

 

[WIlliam_Butler_Yeets]

i picked up this cute little kingsville boxwood today, and i am not entirely sure why it's potted up so high, any ideas?

 

[leatherback]

Been on a shopping spree the last weeks.
THis is one of the unlucky plants making it to my place, red flowing chojobai

 

[Cajunrider]

8lb bag of Osmocote Plus

 

[Davidlpf]

A couple of pots, one small cherry ¿ Prunus 'Okame'? mabe, and a Seiju elm "forest" , purchased on 15/03/2025

Kick off 16/03/2025

Cheers!

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Got this 25" by 15" pot for my Scheflerra banyan tree. It came pre-wired.



And I got really cool Sekka to play with.

 

[RJG2]

At least those were relatively cheap. Hopefully @yashu doesn't make me buy anything too expensive when we pick up our club soil orders at New England Bonsai Gardens this weekend!

I've never been there before, so it could be trouble (but I'm also a bit adverse to spending a lot on material, I'd rather collect or grow - so maybe not).

Made it out of there without buying a tree...

Picked up my club order.

 

[R0b]

Didn’t have a Potentilla yet, now I do. Also learned they have a new name.

 

[yashu]

Today, besides my soil and tokaname grow pot order, I purchased what some might call a biggish pot…



…and to my credit, I also made it out without buying any trees!!!

 

[shohin_branches]

Seeing as I'm less than a year away from being 40 I need to stop trying to fight the fact that I'm a bonsai old-timer so I bought the wagon that every older woman in my bonsai club seems to own. It will be great for the club burning bush/invasive tree dig in April. It will also allow me to buy too many things at the Chicago show.

 

[19Mateo83]

Seeing as I'm less than a year away from being 40 I need to stop trying to fight the fact that I'm a bonsai old-timer so I bought the wagon that every older woman in my bonsai club seems to own. It will be great for the club burning bush/invasive tree dig in April. It will also allow me to buy too many things at the Chicago show.

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Welcome to the club

 

[leatherback]

Magnolia Stellata. For 35E I could not leave this in store.

 

[shohin_branches]

Magnolia Stellata. For 35E I could not leave this in store.

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Jealous! It's on my list of trees I'd like to have someday.