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 Pittsburg. Include your full shipping address and phone # when asking about a tree and I'll see if I can get a better rate. Priority mail works well for tools and wire.
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Updated 03/10/26
Trees for Bonsai
105. Tree # 105J205. Species: Common juniper. Estimated age: 75 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $325. Estimated shipping: $95. Comments: Our native needle juniper. This one could be repotted at a different angle, with the right half cascading below the lip of the pot.
106. Tree # 106S180.
Species: Black Hills spruce.
Estimated age: 250 years.
Collected 6/2019.
Price: $2250.
Estimated shipping: Not available. Pick up or delivery only.
Comments: An ancient cliff-dweller that could be a garden tree or a tall bonsai! The tenjin makes this one about 7' tall, but, of course, that could be shortened. Three main branches and undeniable character.
108. Tree # 108J203. Species: Common juniper. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 10/2024. Price: $85. Estimated shipping: $55. Comments: A windswept needle juniper.
110. Tree # 110P979. Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $75. Estimated shipping: $45. Comment: You have to start somewhere.
If you are not familiar with the species offered here please check to see if that species will survive in your area. A little research might save you some money!
Left, a really big pine burl on an old pine in the Black Hills.
Right, Judy and Sol (and Gallagher and Pearl) standing beside a 44.9" diameter pine that Sol showed us. After 40+ years working in the woods this is the largest diameter Black Hills pine I personally know of.
104. Tree # 104P101. Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 125 years. Collected: 5/2014. Price: $5225. Estimated shipping: $850. Comments: An awesome old pine in a Sara Raynor pot.
100. Tree # 100H88 Species: Chokecherry.
Estimated age: 25 years.
Collected 3/2025. Price: $225.
Estimated shipping: $80.
Comments: Black Fred Tarnow pot with crackle glaze. Hanging white flowers, edible blue-black berries, red autumn leaves.
101. Tree # 101H83.
Species: American plum.
Estimated age: 30 years.
Collected: 3/2025.
Price: $175.
Estimated shipping: $95.
Comments: Iconic white spring flowers and small edible purple fruit.
107. Tree # 107H89
Species: Quaking aspen. Estimated age: 6 years.
Nursery: 5/2022.
Price: $90.
Estimated shipping: $85. Comments: This is one tree, forked at the base. Elegant and very flexible for wiring. Bright yellow autumn leaves that shimmer in the breeze.
102. Tree # 102P989. SOLD
Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 60 years.
Collected: 7/2025.
Price: $275.
Estimated shipping: $85.
Comments: A great start for a literati pine. Ceramic pot. Fissure in clay patched with glitter and glue.
109. Tree # 109H87.
Species: Eastern Hophornbeam. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected: 4/2025. Price: $250. Estimated shipping: $185. Comments: Nicely textured bark and flared base. Lacy branching. A member of the beech family the autumn leaves tend not to fall until spring.
103. Tree # 103J202. Species: Rocky Mt juniper. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected: 5/2025. Price: $325. Estimated shipping: $110. Comments: A multi-trunk windswept or cascade juniper.
The Burlap Bonanza will be starting soon! Due to our very warm, dry winter I am going to start earlier than normal this year. Postings may be small and irregular at first due to changeable spring weather.
Start date: (Will be posted in advance)
I finally added some new stones to the Pebbleseki Page (Page 11)!
111. Like a waterfall.
The same two spruce today. I'm guessing 10 years later.
Black Hills Bonsai Calendar: Early March 2026
Daytime Temps: 20s -60s, Nightime Temps: single digits to upper 30s. Extremely and unusually warm and dry. Windy. Virtually no Black Hills precipitation since late November. Fire danger is increasing rapidly. We seem to be having an early spring!
Watering: 2-3 times per month, depending on temperature.
Tasks: Wiring and pruning.
Avoiding: Potting and repotting.
