Remember,
if it ain't fun,
it ain't bonsai!
Golden Arrow Bonsai
"Let Yourself Go Wild"
Ancient Collected Trees
Andrew Smith, 22473 Alpine Acres Dr., Deadwood, S.D. 57732 605-342-4467 goldenarrowbonsai@gmail.com
The Dragon of the Mountains Remains
To contact me use goldenarrowbonsai@gmail.com.
Shipping Info: Shipping estimates are based on FedEx Home Delivery to the East Coast. Include your full shipping address and phone # when asking about a tree and I'll see if I can get a better rate. Spee-Dee is available in some areas. Priority mail works well for tools and wire.
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Updated 5/22/23
Trees for Bonsai
101. Tree # 101S83. SOLD Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 125 years. Collected 9/2021. Price: $525. Estimated shipping: $150. Comments: You just can't beat a good Black Hills spruce for bonsai.
102. Tree # 102P623. Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 3/2022. Price: $85. Estimated shipping: $35. Comments: Always wanted to be a tiny bonsai.
105. Tree # 105H47
SOLD
Species: Paper birch. Estimated age: 40 years. Collected 04/2021.
Price: $275.
Estimated shipping: $140. Comments: Once a larger tree, much of the original trunk has decayed, but a new branch has taken over.
106. Tree # 106J110. SOLD Species: Common juniper. Estimated age: 60 years. Collected 4/2021. Price: $150. Estimated shipping: $80. Comments: A cascading juniper with two trunks.
109. Tree # 109P457.
SOLD
Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 200 years. Collected: 3/20.
Price: $1525.
Estimated shipping: $600. Comments: This is an awesome old pine. And it's on it's way to becoming an awesome bonsai.
107. Tree # 107P633.
Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 25 years.
Collected 5/2022.
Price: $85.
Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: A nice small pine that wants to be a bonsai.
108. Tree # 108P632. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 15 years. Collected: 4/2022.
Price: $100.
Estimated shipping: $40. Comments: A stout small pine.
Black Hills Bonsai Calendar: Mid May 2023
Average current temps: Daytime: 50s-70s; Nightime: low 30s to upper 40s. Forecast: scattered storms.
Watering: Daily.
Tasks: Collecting and potting new trees. Repotting.
Avoiding: Everything else.
103. Tree # 103J113. SOLD Species: Common juniper. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected: 10/2020. Price: $150. Estimated shipping: $90. Comments: Tip it and make a cascade?
110. Tree # 110P621
Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 100 years. Collected: 4/2022.
Price: $525.
Estimated shipping: $185. Comments: A tall litersti pine with great shari on the lower trunk.
100. Tree # 100A49. SOLD Species: Black Sage (artemesia nova). Estimated age: 35 years. Collected 5/2022. Price: $125. Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: Multi trunk with deadwood on the trunks.
A Black Hills spruce pair I collected in 2002? on display at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington, DC. Awesome!
The Burlap Bonanza will start this Thursday, 5/18/23, in the morning. It will be short this year due to weather and time issues. Additional trees may be added without notice, time permitting.
Tools are up to date. Books and pots are not currently up to date.
Shipping for trees is estimated using FedEx home delivery to Pittsburg, PA. Your actual rate may vary depending on your location, so please include your full address with any inquiries.
If you are not familiar with the species offered here please check with a local nursery or bonsai group to see if that species will survive in your area. A little research goes a long way!
A western marmot sitting on a log pile.
104. Tree # 104P626. Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 5/2022. Price: $125. Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: Dense foliage pads and a lack of a coherent design make this a must-have.
