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Spring of 1986 my bonsai historical research was started; April 1999 the material started to be put on the Internet. An estimated 10,000 hours+ of research over the years. See also http://www.magiminiland.org/BigPicture/Creative.html :)

Thank-you very much, -norwegian_blue-! Please refresh the page to see the results, http://www.magiminiland.org/BigPicture/IemitsuPine.html .

Could someone please get me a scan of the b&w postwar photo of Sandai-Shōgun-no-matsu ("Third generation Tokugawa's pine") from John Naka's Bonsai Techniques II, pp. 258-260? With the specific page number it is found on. It is to be added to this page...

For a number of years, our website has offered at no charge to archive text which is believed to be of value to our fellow enthusiasts. Please see http://www.magiminiland.org/OtherArchived.html . We are now ready for the next step: archiving videos of value to the bonsai community. A YouTube...

Please also see http://www.magiminiland.org/BigPicture/Creative.html for updated info on how the site/info has developed.

Please look at it again, or at least once a year, to see updates and additions.

I look/lurk more often than I post. :)

Please also see http://www.magiminiland.org/Paintings/JapanPortrayals.html , http://www.magiminiland.org/Paintings/Kunisada.html , and http://www.magiminiland.org/Paintings/bonsailike.html .

Just an update: my timeline's new address is http://www.magiminiland.org/BigPicture/Timeline3.html , with my bonsai historical research at http://www.magiminiland.org since the end of last February.

Yes, all of my historical research on the website is legitimate and documented. (Most of it was formerly at www.phoenixbonsai.com, some since back to 1999.) A number of enthusiasts and teachers around the world regularly refer to it. Plus it has had some mention over the years...

Please see our listing of permanent collections of bonsai / penjing around the world, http://www.magiminiland.org/BigPicture/PermanentCollections.pdf . Comments, critiques, and additions are always welcome. Thanks!

Note: Beginning in September 2016, the Phoenix Bonsai Society will change their meeting day from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. All the other information is correct as is. The change will allow us to have more space in the Valley Garden Center on Wednesdays, including being able to have several of...

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Early Japanese Bonsai Texts Online: http://www.magiminiland.org/ click on the Books link and choose which group of early books by year 1800, 1850 or 1900 you'd like to see. Choose a title which is followed by the Japanese flag image to see the .pdf of that text. Most of the 13 selected titles...

You are very welcome. What we -- bonsai enthusiasts as a whole -- need to do is to make more video interviews of our teachers: their backgrounds and first involvements with this hobby/art, early club involvement and shows, demonstrations and workshops, trips abroad they've made or visiting...

www.magiminiland.org is the new home for my 30 years' worth of research into and archiving of the history of bonsai and the related arts – what I've long called Magical Miniature Landscapes. I am still fine-tuning the transfer and cleaning up of old links. But you will find yourself amazed...

Please see the Mar 12 entry in our Bonsai Book of Days project, http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/Days/DaysMarb.html

You are welcome, Jim. I've been toying with where I can "reasonably" go with this. For some of the plants there are only a few images on-line of them as bonsai; others have way too many to choose from. I suppose I could just link to search engine results for images, although I know that some...

You are quite welcome, Bob. I'm just glad to have the freedom to follow-up on all these wild and seemingly unrelated thoughts about all aspects of this art/hobby/interest. Archiving some of the history and facets for the present and future enthusiasts. Spread the word, and feel free to let me...

An ongoing project: http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/BigPicture/BPA.html

Some suggested record-keeping formats: http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/Display/RecordLogs.html

Submitted for your consideration, our newest page(s) which gives a detailed description about the Japanese Imperial Bonsai Collection, http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/BigPicture/Imperial.html Anyone who was fortunate enough to actually see the collection up close is asked to contact me so that I...

See also http://www.organicbouquet.com/p_704/Eco-Friendly/Garden/Plants-and-Seeds/Wine-Grape-Bonsai.html#tabs

Please see this listing http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/Books/OnlineBooks.html

A new page for your perusal and assistance: http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/BigPicture/Census.html . Any and all estimates by persons in given countries/territories will be considered. I know from my own experience that independents make up a goodly number of enthusiasts. But what percentage...