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 Burlap Bonanza!

The sale where you get to Keep the Burlap!

Welcome to The Burlap Bonanza! Here's how it works:

1) Availability is totally dependent on the weather, and my luck at collecting. Trees may not be available every year. This sale is normally only held in the spring.

2) Trees are sold as-is, with the root mats wrapped in burlap. There are no refunds and survival is not guaranteed. The advantages to you are: A) 30-50% discount off normal price. B) Pot the tree in your own soil, in your own pot, at the angle you choose. C) Gain experience with collected material and grow your tree right from the start.

3) Sales are first come-first served. Email is the best way to place an order. Because of high demand it's often helpful to list a couple alternate tree choices.

4) Shipping estimates are based on FedEx Home delivery to Pittsburg. If you send your complete shipping address & phone number I might be able to get a better rate. Several trees will usually ship together for the price of the largest tree plus $5 per additional tree. Although shipping is increasingly expensive, it's still much cheaper than driving here.

5) All trees are legally collected from National Forest, BLM, state or private lands. Individual transplant permits will be left on the trees when provided.

6) Only Ponderosa pine, Black Hills spruce and other plentiful species will be offered.

The next posting of trees will be: Soon, give or take.

Well, it does seem like things are warming up! The grass is beginning to turn green. Got our first thunderstorm! The birds are showing up and tree buds are swelling.

This year my plan is to keep adding new BB trees until the end of May, if possible.

Tree # 607BB77. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 30 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $75.

Estimated shipping: $65.

Comments: For a forest or a bunjin spruce.

Tree # 608BB74. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 75 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $85.

Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: An old pine beaten up by hail. Perfect for a literati design.

Tree # 604BB80 SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 30 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $100.

Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: Good base and curves to start with.

Tree # 612B75. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine.

Estimated age: 60 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $100.

Estimated shipping: $75. Comments: An interesting old pine with shari on the trunk and a literati form.

Tree # 613BB79. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 30 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $85. Estimated shipping: $85. Comments: A nice larger spruce for a forest or a single tree.

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Tree # 603BB68. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 20 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $55.

Estimated shipping: $50.

Comments: A small spruce with some shari at the base and a tiny juniper in the rootball.

Tree # 609BB73. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $75.

Estimated shipping: $65. Comments: It was found growing horizontally, but also could be planted upright.

Tree # 610BB78. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 25 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $75.

Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: Good trunk and lots to work with.

Tree # 611BB76. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 70 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $125. Estimated shipping: $50. Comments: Short, stout trunk and lots of branches to work with.

Tree # 605BB81. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 40 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $100.

Estimated shipping: $80.

Comments: Nice rough bark on an older spruce.

Tree # 601BB71. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $65. Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: Nice flare at the base Perfect for a forest or a bunjin.

Tree # 606BB69. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 40 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $65.

Estimated shipping: $50.

Comments: A small, graceful pine with shari at the base and on the trunk.

Tree # 614BB50. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 25 years. Collected: 4/2025. Price: $75. Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: A nice pine with lots of possibilities.

Tree # 602BB70. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine.

Estimated age: 45 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $75.

Estimated shipping: $50.

Comments: Nice medium-sized pine with good bark and movement.

Tree # 607BB72. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 25 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $70.