Backwardsvg
Shohin
Hey all I am in Houston for a few days. If anyone is collecting any trees / wants to go hunting let me know! I’d love to explore down here!
Shout out Houston
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Backwardsvg
Shohin
Or if you wana help out a fellow bonsai person and see if there are any places with permits to grab! Thanks !
Srt8madness
Omono
If I knew I'd help ya out 
I'm still trying to find some legal spots myself. The local bonsai club does a dig but they have some sort of agreement with a park. Hopefully some other locals will chime in.
Houston is a vast place, do you know what side you'll be on or what the area is called?
I'm still trying to find some legal spots myself. The local bonsai club does a dig but they have some sort of agreement with a park. Hopefully some other locals will chime in.Houston is a vast place, do you know what side you'll be on or what the area is called?
Backwardsvg
Shohin
I’m basically downtown but will be here till Saturday. I found a person locally that may have some land I can look over so I may be able to get you out there.
I just wanted to see if anyone had some land or places with permits !
I just wanted to see if anyone had some land or places with permits !
Backwardsvg
Shohin
I’d also be willing to pay a fee since I’m an outsider / will never be back. Or repay the favor if you’re up north haha. Not looking to mooch just looking to collaborate!
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Ya know what might be easier and vastly more productive than trying to get someone to take you collecting? Go to a landscape nursery. Here's one inside Houston City limits that sells native species--there are a number of others too.
buchanansplants.com
You will probably be able to get a pretty decent Bald cypress already containerized at any decent landscape nursery. Chop it, put it in a box, take it home on the plane, or whatever.
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buchanansplants.com
You will probably be able to get a pretty decent Bald cypress already containerized at any decent landscape nursery. Chop it, put it in a box, take it home on the plane, or whatever.
Backwardsvg
Shohin
Thanks @rockm i may look into that!
There’s something to be said about a wild tree though and the work that goes along with collecting it! I have BC from containers back up north and don’t mind if I don’t find any locals or permits to collect.
But I enjoy the work of finding / looking / collecting but it doesn’t always work out!
I also am not looking for someone to take me collecting if they don’t want. I’m totally fine going alone. I was more looking for a possible landowner that wouldn’t mind or someone that could direct me in the right way about local forests that may allow collecting!
There’s something to be said about a wild tree though and the work that goes along with collecting it! I have BC from containers back up north and don’t mind if I don’t find any locals or permits to collect.
But I enjoy the work of finding / looking / collecting but it doesn’t always work out!
I also am not looking for someone to take me collecting if they don’t want. I’m totally fine going alone. I was more looking for a possible landowner that wouldn’t mind or someone that could direct me in the right way about local forests that may allow collecting!
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Go look at the nursery. What you get up north ain't what you can get at Texas nurseries. Not the same thing. I would be very surprised if you get someone to take you out to dig one. If you want a wild tree, a better approach might be to offer to buy an already collected one from a collector down there.
If you're down there this weekend, looks like the Houston Bonsai Society is holding its monthly meeting (first Saturday of the month). Might be a great place to make contact.
Houston Bonsai Society
houstonbonsaisociety.com
Backwardsvg
Shohin
Yes I will go look at a nursery but again I am not looking for someone to take me! Not looking to mooch. Looking for someone who may have land that won’t mind getting paid to let someone dig a single tree. I have access to land back home and if people were around and wanted to I’d be happy to let them look around. Or give them the In roads to permits or local knowledge etc!
Just was putting out feelers! Don’t want to mooch or take away secret spots haha. I’m a hunter and fisherman so I get honey holes and the rest.
Just was putting out feelers! Don’t want to mooch or take away secret spots haha. I’m a hunter and fisherman so I get honey holes and the rest.
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
@BackwardsvgYa know what might be easier and vastly more productive than trying to get someone to take you collecting? Go to a landscape nursery. Here's one inside Houston City limits that sells native species--there are a number of others too.
FAQ
What is your return or exchange policy?Here is the link to our returns page. What are your hours?We are open Monday through Sunday 9am to 6pm.We are
You will probably be able to get a pretty decent Bald cypress already containerized at any decent landscape nursery. Chop it, put it in a box, take it home on the plane, or whatever.
What is your schedule for Friday? Check with me in PM. I can help you get a BC with decent buttresses and a May hawthorn too if you like.
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