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: That's it for 2025!

Thanks to everyone who participated! I look forward to another Burlap Bonanza next year.

Tree # 607BB93. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine.

Estimated age: 35 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $100.

Estimated shipping: $50.

Comments: Nice size, trunk and branching.

Tree # 608BB96. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 25 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $45.

Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: A nice small pine.

Tree # 604BB82. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 25 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $75.

Estimated shipping: $75. Comments: Good base and some interest in the trunk.

Here's a cool old pine that didn't want to go home -so I didn't try.

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Tree # 603BB86. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce.

Estimated age: 20 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $45.

Estimated shipping: $50.

Comments: A small, very flexible spruce. Use in a group or wire as a literati.

Tree # 609BB85. SOLD

Species: Black Hills spruce. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $45.

Estimated shipping: $50. Comments: Thin and flexible, for a group or a literati.

Tree # 610BB91 SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 45 years. Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $125.

Estimated shipping: $70. Comments: Great movement and plenty to work with.

Tree # 611BB92. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $75. Estimated shipping: $60. Comments: Tough life -Spike top, hail scars and shari at the base.

Tree # 605BB97. SOLD

Species:Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 35 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $65.

Estimated shipping: $45.

Comments: A cool small pine.

Tree # 601BB89. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 30 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $90. Estimated shipping: $75. Comments: A twin trunk pine with some shari at the base.

Tree # 606BB90. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 45 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $100.

Estimated shipping: $65.

Comments: Nice lower trunk. The top has regrown after being lopped off years ago in a forest thinning project.

Tree # 602BB95. SOLD

Species: Ponderosa pine.

Estimated age: 25 years.

Collected: 5/2025.

Price: $55.

Estimated shipping: $45.

Comments: Two small pines with intertwined root systems.

Tree # 607BB94. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $75. Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: Interesting shape with some shari on the trunk.