KennedyMarx
Omono
How many plants do you have? How many new ones so far this year? How many have you gotten rid of or killed?
What's your headcount this year?
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M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Well. Started out at 60 this spring. After all was said and done. I ended up with just a little over 200. But winter killed my 3 best elms. 3 barberries. I've also had 5 collected pines bite it. Never recovered. Same with 2 hornbeams.
With that all said I'm on the upside. The elms really hurt though.
With that all said I'm on the upside. The elms really hurt though.
erb.75
Chumono
I'm at 15...with some elm cuttings that hopefully have rooted
choppychoppy
Chumono
300+ over 100 added this year - lost only two or three
Cypress187
Masterpiece
I have about 40 tree's at the moment, most stuff i bought is still alive (mostly prebonsai / nursery), i lost some rescued tree's (but they where half dead when i rescued them from a bulldozer.) and i lost a collected pine (again i didn't take enough roots+green).
Walter Pall
Masterpiece
1,000 in Germany, 500 somewhere else, 20 killer new ones, 60 normal new ones, 4 dead, 2 will die.
Walter Pall
Masterpiece
He who knows how many trees he has does not have many.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Started the year with about 30 in bonsai pots.
In March, we bought a "new" house and I dug up everything in the yard. Total in pots went to 115.
Sold about 60.
Down to around 55.
Need to sell/plant 15-20 more to recover some sanity in the garden.
I asked Bjorn to objectively select the "bottom 10" when he was here last month. I get attached to trees for reasons other than quality, and of those 10, I'd probably let 7 go.
In March, we bought a "new" house and I dug up everything in the yard. Total in pots went to 115.
Sold about 60.
Down to around 55.
Need to sell/plant 15-20 more to recover some sanity in the garden.
I asked Bjorn to objectively select the "bottom 10" when he was here last month. I get attached to trees for reasons other than quality, and of those 10, I'd probably let 7 go.
Eric Group
Masterpiece
This! I tend to lose count at around 100 (or at least get tired of trying to count at that point)... And I have so many I am growing out, or ones that are new cuttings... I don't quite know exactly how many are officially "trees" yet! So, I just stick with "well over 100". I have probably successfully made at least 50 from cuttings so far just this year! So my number is more likely closer to 200..
Eric Group
Masterpiece
Oh, and got rid of or killed? Goodness... I hate to think of it! Only killed a few over the past 3 years, but prior to that... Man... Too damn many!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Speaking of bottom 10, I looked around the yard recently and concluded that the yard was mostly a bottom 10 compared to what I want. My wife does not understand the need for all the maples in colanders around the benches. Most of them are clumps growing thru tiles and are on the way to becoming very attractive plants. I would have absolutely no problem actually giving them away. The problem is I started them from seed, grew them under screen, put them thru the tiles and I just want to see them thru at this point. I know I will never care for them all, but I want to see what they become.
I have
44 in bonsai pots and 45 in growing containers
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
That's a good number for a working man hobbyist. I have recently started to let go of the idea of growing my own stock, except for a few Itoigawa junipers and a handful of D-trees that I want to see through to decent bonsai too.
Turns out, the bottom 10 take as much time or more as the top 10.
Turns out, the bottom 10 take as much time or more as the top 10.
erb.75
Chumono
If you give me a maple or two I'll promise to post pictures so you can see what they become
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
True that...
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
Then they would be your trees. The whole point is what "I" can make of them. Once I make them then you can have them...If you give me a maple or two I'll promise to post pictures so you can see what they become
iant
Chumono
I'm at about 80. Lost about 5 this year. I'm starting to feel like now when I lose a tree at least I think I know what I did. My big learning curve this year is root heat/pot heat. It's not an issue on one side of my yard but on the side that gets afternoon sun it's huge.
Ian
Ian
0soyoung
Imperial Masterpiece
I've got somewhere around 100. All in the bottom 10.
BUT I'M HAVIN' FUN!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT I'M HAVIN' FUN!!!!!!!!!!!
Smoke
Ignore-Amus
and a partridge looks for a new tree
jeremy_norbury
Omono
Approaching 400, I guess.
I'm with Walter on this one: if you can count them, you don't have enough.
I think 3 or 4 died this year - weak air layers or hopeless collected trees. I've got winter protection sorted out nowadays.
I'm with Walter on this one: if you can count them, you don't have enough.
I think 3 or 4 died this year - weak air layers or hopeless collected trees. I've got winter protection sorted out nowadays.
Giga
Masterpiece
I'm at about 53 and lost 2 and collected 6 yamadori this year and two are on the fence
