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. Spee-Dee is available in some areas. Priority mail works well for tools and wire.
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Updated 12/16/24
Trees for Bonsai
105. Tree # 105P841
Species: Ponderosa pine.
Estimated age: 25 years. Collected 4/2024.
Price: $140.
Estimated shipping: $60.
Comments: A small pine with lots of ways to go.
106. Tree # 106P789.
SOLD
Species: Ponderosa Pine. Estimated age: 20 years. Collected 4/2024. Price: $150. Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: A cool small pine with lots of branching. Custom pot by Gerald Gardner.
108. Tree # 108P835.
Species: Ponderosa Pine. Estimated age: 80 years. Collected: 11/2023. Price: $275. Estimated shipping: $80. Comments: A literati pine with great character and shari on the trunk.
Black Hills Bonsai Calendar: Early December 2024
Average current temps: Daytime: 20-40; Nightime: 10 to 25. Forecast: Cooler, despite some snow/rain still very dry.
Watering: Once a week or less, depending on temps.
Tasks: Watering, pruning, heating greenhouses as necessary. Done with fall collecting.
Avoiding: Potting and repotting trees. Heavy wiring.
103. Tree # 103P814. Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 60 years. Collected: 4/2024. Price: $225. Estimated shipping: $80. Comments: An interesting old pine.
110. Tree # 110P830 SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 60 years. Collected: 4/2024. Price: $475. Estimated shipping: $180. Comments: A large twin-trunk pine with lots of foliage to work with.
King of the Hill.
Oh no! Winter is coming fast!
Leaves are gone, no snow for skiing, but it could be a great winter for ice skating!
Last shipping day for trees before Chistmas is December 16th. I'll start adding new trees after New Years and shiping again on January 6th.
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 might save you some money!
In a bonsai forest.
104. Tree # 104P836. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 40 years. Collected: 4/2024. Price: $225. Estimated shipping: $80. Comments: Very nice just the way it is!
100. Tree # 100J156
Species: Rocky Mt juniper. Estimated age: 50 years. Collected 5/2024.
Price: $225.
Estimated shipping: $85. Comments: A literati with a very low first branch.
101. Tree # 101P842. SOLD Species: Ponderosa pine. Estimated age: 45 years. Collected: 4/2024. Price: $225. Estimated shipping: $80. Comments: Could remove the right side, could keep it and make a cascade, or something else.
107. Tree # 107J153
SOLD
Species: Rocky Mt juniper. Estimated age: 125 years. Collected 5/2024. Price: $475. Estimated shipping: $155. Comments: An old juniper with shari on the trunk and jins to carve.
102. Tree # 102H73. Species: Buckthorn
Estimated age: 40 years. Collected: 5/2023.
Price: $375.
Estimated shipping: $180. Comments: No one else has one.
109. Tree # 109H66. SOLD
Species: Red Osier Dogwood. Estimated age: 30 years. Collected: 5/2022. Price: $125. Estimated shipping: $45. Comments: Many stems connected to a larger base.