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Version 11.1
Updated January 1, 2009
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Version 10.1
Updated January 1, 2008
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Version 9.1
Updated January 1, 2007
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Version 8.1
Updated January 1, 2006
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* that THE BONSAI COLORING BOOK is finally here ;
* more and better quality Japanese and Chinese Portrayals in the arts ;
* the first Other (American, Pre-WWII) Portrayals of bonsai in the arts ;
* Expositions Known to Have Had Bonsai Present,
including the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition, NOT 1909 ;
* some thoughts On the Creative Process of Compiling This History ;
* Association of Australian Bonsai Clubs Ltd. (AABC Ltd) convention high-lights ;
* a few more Post-1945 English language periodical references to bonsai ;
* the editor's Colorado adventures, and
* even more information to the Bonsai Book of Days project .
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 ; and
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 ; and
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 .