Version 7.1   Updated  January 2, 2005

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Version 6.1   Updated  January 1, 2004

Pictures and story of BLOOMING Elephant Food Bonsai ;
"When to do" Plant Calendar for Tucson ;
more of Some of What We Don't Know plus Anomalies ;
more film and TV portrayals To Boldly Grow, Part III and Part IV ;
seven more countries to the listing of bonsai postage stamps ;
first version of Some Representative Magazine Covers ;
additional Books on Bonsai and Related Arts (multi-lingual) .

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Version 5.1   Updated  February 15, 2003

Citations by others of our pages to the Site Kudos ;
rewritten the history of the Boshanlu and give other examples of them;
added to John Naka's biography ;
added more books about bonsai and related arts, plus a statistical analysis;
included a few more bonsai postage stamps .
 

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Version 4.3   Updated  August 4, 2002

a special page about the editor's new experiences in Mohave County, AZ ;
delved into more of what we don't know about bonsai history ;
added to John Naka's biography ;
put more entries into the Bonsai Book of Days ;
added more books about bonsai and related arts ;
given the Tucson Bonsai Society an upfront listing ;
included the first draft of a comparison of the Japanese Styles ;
dropped the unused Bravenet Web Forum from this home page .
 

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Version 4.2   Updated  March 15, 2002

many more pictures of & descriptions for Pen and Boshanlu ;
delved into some of what we don't know about bonsai history ;
split John Naka's biography into two easy sections ;
put more entries into the Bonsai Book of Days ;
updated the list of sources for books about bonsai and related arts ;
included a few Site Statistics ;
did a little rearranging of this home page ;
and made various other updates (see Site Map) .
 

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Version 4.1   Updated  January 1, 2002

the centennial publication as e-text of Albert Maumené's 1902 Les Arbres Nains Japonais ;
Chinese Schools & Styles to the Big Picture of Bonsai History ;
more entries in the Bonsai Book of Days ;
additional newly published and older books about bonsai and related arts ;
bonsai on postage stamps from Vietnam and the Maldives ;
a new service for non-English web sites, Professional Display Proofing ;
a discussion Forum (as of Jan. 8) ;
and various other updates (see Site Map).
 

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Version 3.4   Updated  November 4, 2001

more sightings of Bonsai in Films & on TV in Boldly Grow III & IV ;
additional incompletely identified dwarf potted tree images in Chinese & Japanese Prints ;
additional newly published books about bonsai and related arts ;
Commodore Matthew Perry's dwarf potted tree observations ;
significant updates to the history of Elephant's Food and the other Portulacaria species ;
and various other updates (see Site Map) .
 

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Version 3.3   Updated  July 4, 2001

more sightings of Bonsai in Films & on TV to Boldly Grow III & IV ;
first edition of incomplete identifications for dwarf potted tree images in Chinese & Japanese Prints ;
a page for links to Other Club Newsletters ;
various other updates (see Site Map) .
 

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Version 3.2   Updated  March 4, 2001

the first non-English Graphics Gateway pages (near top of Home Page) ;
first edition of dwarf potted tree images as Portrayals in Chinese Prints ;
more pictures to our Recently Displayed and Demonstrated Trees ;
Do I need to join a club to learn bonsai? to the FAQ page ;
updates to our Club History ;
links to The Big Picture
including expansion of Boshanlu and addition of Chronology of Notable Histories ;
a Site Search Engine (as of 03/15/01) .
 

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Version 3.1   Updated  January 7, 2001

additional material to Plants For Bonsai Here, including scientific Family and Order names ;
several Things We Learned from Leroy on the Philosophy and Thoughts page ;
first edition of dwarf potted tree images as Portrayals in Japanese Prints ;
images of sample pages of Books 1800-1949 ; 
splitting "To Boldly Grow, Part III" into 'Up Through the Year 1999'
and 'The Year 2000 and Beyond' ("Boldly Grow, Part IV") .
 

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Version 2.4   Updated  November 28, 2000

the first edition of Origins of Some of the Terms ;
a couple more entries to our Recently Displayed and Demonstrated Trees ;
significant material to the Portulacaria monograph ;
tweaked a number of other pages ;
and made the entire site accessible from www.phoenixbonsai.com .
 

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Version 2.3   Updated  August 1, 2000

the first edition of Japanese Portrayals in Paintings and Woodblock Prints ;
Other Theatrical Portrayals of Dwarf Potted Trees ;
and additional fictional portrayals In Other Words .
 

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Version 2.2   Updated  May 21, 2000

*  New quick address to reach this Home Page  www.phoenixbonsai.com  (Bookmark it!) ;
christened the History of Bonsai section Magical Miniature Landscapes ;
four pre-1800 Travellers' Dwarf Tree Observations ;
first batches of Recently Displayed Trees pictures (finally!) ;
a few more entries and a "wish list" to the Bonsai Book of Days .
 

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Version 2.1   Updated  March 11, 2000

New area club Bonsai of Scottsdale schedule in Calendar of Events ;
descriptions of Chinese Paintings and Woodblock prints featuring dwarf potted trees ;
first edition of Bonsai Book of Days ;
new listings to Boldly Grow 3, including other sightings not yet confirmed ;
equal column widths for Magazines (finally!) .
 

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Version 2.0   Updated  January 31, 2000

 An Overall Site Map which lists some future additions ;
a helpful Plant Listing for Plants as Bonsai Here in the Desert ;
how to dig a landscape bougainvillea for use as a bonsai ;
updates to the Bonsai Books listing, including Category Color Coding.
 

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Version 1.10   Updated  December 10, 1999

Addition of Conventions & Symposia to the History "Wing" ;
addition of Kyuzo Murata's biography ;
updates to Bonsai Books and Magazines ;
addition of the text of some pre-1945 articles and similar material in "America Peeks"
(for fellow hardcore researchers only!) ;
better site maps at the bottom of all pages .
 

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Version 1.9   Updated  October 15, 1999

Some nursery ads, and links to San Diego bonsai nurseries in Sources ;
addition of Saburo Kato's biography ;
some updating of John Naka and Yuji Yoshimura's biographies ;
Bonsai on Postage Stamps , Bonsai Bibliography, and Magazines to the History "Wing" .
 

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Version 1.8   Updated  September 5, 1999

A History of Bonsai "Wing" to the site, which includes The Big Picture and
English Language Bonsai Bibliographies, Pre-1945 and Post-1945 ;
What Was New?  Previous Version Additions ;
Updated Club Activity Calendar ;
Dimensions for Leroy's Trees ;
Foliage and Flower symbols on Plants .
 

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Version 1.7   Updated  August 10, 1999

Yuji Yoshimura biography on to the John Naka page ;
Two pages of pictures of trees created by our late sensei, Leroy Fujii .
 

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Version 1.6   Updated July 11, 1999

Founder Paul Matsusaki's picture on the Philosophy and Thoughts page ;
Jim Claycomb's Vacation Notes to the FAQ page ;
Some general clean-up and format standardization ;
Text of RJB's articles "To Boldly Grow: Some Celluloid Bonsai (Parts I & II & III)" ;
and A Monograph on Portulacaria afra, Elephant's Food .
 

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Version 1.5   Updated June 6, 1999

Visitor counter ;
Additional links on John Naka's page ;
Text of RJB's articles "Some Bonsai Futures" and "America Peeks at Bonsai" .
 

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Version 1.4   Updated May 28, 1999

Other Bonsai and Gardening Website Links on Home Page ;
Eulogies for Joseph Peter Baran ;  +
 
 

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Version 1.1   Updated May 10, 1999

Added John Yoshio Naka "Wing" to the site .
 

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Version 1.0   Updated May 3, 1999

Multi-page Website .
 

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Version 0.0   Dated April 12, 1999

Home Page listing some details of what would be on the site .