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a) enthusiast in that state ; b) club in that state ; and c) display or exhibition of tree(s) in that state are as follows : (No guarantee is made of the longevity of any particular club.) |
| Location |
Dates |
References |
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Alabama
1 |
<1968
1974 . |
John Cobbs, Sadie Frank, Mrs. Hugh Kaul, and W. S. Moughon per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Alabama Bonsai Society, per Chamberlin, Daphne "A Dream Coming True," Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Oct 1980, Vol. XIX, No. 8, pg. 260. . |
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Alaska
2 |
early 1970s
<1976 . |
Marmora, Paul "Bonsai in Alaska", http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/nabf/newsletter6/alaska.htm
Naungat Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Apr 1976, Vol. XV, No. 3, pg. 94. . |
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Arizona
3 |
early 1950s
1962 c.1960 |
Baran, Robert J. Designing Dwarfs in the Desert (Phoenix: Pyramid Dancer Publications; 1997), pg. 18.
Phoenix Bonsai Society, per "The Art, The Club, The Desert," http://www.phoenixbonsai.com/PWhat.html The Heard Museum, Phoenix, per Baran, pg. 21. |
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Arkansas
4 |
<1968
<1997 . |
Sylvia Niemela, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Bonsai Club of Hot Springs, per BCI website archive, "Listing of Member Clubs, updated October 7, 1997," http://web.archive.org/web/19971008121541/http://www.bonsai-bci.com/clubs~1.htm#UNITED%20STATES . |
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California
5 |
.
1939 1941 |
.
West Los Angeles Bonsai Club, per Dillon, J. A. "Sokumenzu - Profile," Bonsai Magazine, BCI, May 1972, Vol. XI, No. 4, pg. 20. Los Angeles 1941 Mid-Winter Flower Show, per L'Allemand, Gordon "Dwarf Trees Come to America," Travel, January 1943, pg. 32. |
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Colorado
6 |
c.late 1940s
1955 . |
Robert Kataoka, per "ABStracts," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 31, No. 1, Spring 1997, pg. 45.
Old Men's Club (aka Senior Club, merged in 1971 w/two-year-old Denver Junior Bonsai Club to form Denver Bonsai Club, later Denver Bonsai Society), per Heacock, Mary Ann and Malcolm Correll "Bonsai High! Emphasis: Bonsai In Denver," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 14, No. 4, Winter 1980-81, pp. 79-80. . |
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Connecticut
7 |
<1968
<1968 . |
William Helprin, Mrs. Jonathan Lanman, Mrs. A. Fuller Leeds, and Adaline Wheeler,
per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Waterbury Naturalist Club, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2. . |
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Delaware
8 |
<1968
1967 . |
William Reynolds, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Brandywine Bonsai Society, per http://www.gobbs.org/PDF/Brandywine_Bonsai_Society_History.pdf . |
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Florida
9 |
1956
1964 . |
"Jim Wilkins took up interest in Bonsai with Garland Faulkner," per post by Dustin Mann
http://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t5169-jim-smith-s-dura-stone-nursery#52384
Bonsai Society of Miami, per Glatter-Gotz, Henning "About Bonsai Societies of Florida," http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/about/ . |
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Georgia
10 |
.
<1968 . |
.
Atlanta Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Dec/Jan 1968, Vol. VII, No.10, pg. 14. . |
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Hawaii
11 |
<1941
1956 . |
Tsukiyama, Ted, October 1993
(http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/tropical/kaneshirobio.htm.
Honolulu Club, per Mayer, Phil "Bonsai in Hawaii," Bonsai Magazine, BCI, May 1971, Vol. X, No. 4, pg. 18. . |
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Idaho
12 |
.
<2006 . |
.
Boise Bonsai Society, http://forums.bonsaisite.com/lofiversion/index.php/t7196.html . |
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Illinois
13 |
<1968
c.1967 1893 |
Mrs. Arklay Firth, Mrs. Charles Hill, and Mrs. H. B. Rice, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Midwest Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Jul/Aug 1971, Vol. X, No. 6, pg. 19. World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, per Gibson, W. Hamilton, "Foreground and Vista at the Fair," in Scribner's Magazine, Vol. 14, Issue 1, July, 1893, pg. 34. |
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Indiana
14 |
<1968
1968 1965 |
Mrs. H. Paul Haberly, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Indianapolis Bonsai Club, per "Indianapolis Bonsai Club, Club History," http://www.indybonsai.org/history.html "Indianapolis Bonsai Club, Club History," http://www.indybonsai.org/history.html |
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Iowa
15 |
<1976
1979 . |
R. B. Post, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Oct 1976, Vol. XV, No. 8, pg. 246.
Iowa Bonsai Association, per http://iabonsai.org/ . |
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Kansas
16 |
<1968
2002 . |
Louise Allen, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Wichita Area Bonsai Club, per http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/f95/wichita-area-bonsai-club-4210.html . |
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Kentucky
17 |
.
1971 1972 |
.
The Greater Louisville Bonsai Society, per "Club Info," http://www.louisvillebonsai.org/page/Club-Info.aspx Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Apr 1972, Vol. XI, No. 3, pg. 22. |
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Louisiana
18 |
1912
1971 1971 |
Lee Holdakowski, per L'Allemand, Gordon "Dwarf Trees Come to America," Travel,
January 1943, pg. 32.
Louisiana Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Jun 1971, Vol. X, No. 5, pg. 14. Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Jun 1971, Vol. X, No. 5, pg. 14. |
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Maine
19 |
.
<1971 1971 |
.
Kaihin Bonsai Kai, per Wicks, Johonet C. "Scotch Pine -- A Bonsai Treasure," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 13, No. 3, Fall 1979, pg. 71. Wicks' article, pg. 71. |
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Maryland
20 |
<1968
1972 . |
John Kipp II, Mrs. David Nicholson, and Dorothy Warren, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2.
Baltimore Bonsai Club, per http://www.baltimorebonsaiclub.org/ . |
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Massachusetts
21 |
.
1965 1916 |
.
Bonsai Study Group of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, per Journal, ABS, Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring 1967, pg. 19. "From Temple to Terrace, The Remarkable Journey of the Oldest Bonsai in America" by Peter Del Tredici (Jamaica, MA: Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University: Arnoldia 64/2-3, 2006), pg. 22. |
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Michigan
22 |
<1943
<1968 . |
Chester Sherman, per "Jap Stunt," Life, October 18, 1943, pg. 131.
Bonsai Society of Michigan, per "Founding Members," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer 1987, pg. 2. . |
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Minnesota
23 |
.
1971 1969 |
.
Minnesota Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Jul/Aug 1971, Vol. X, No. 6, pg. 19. Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Oct 1971, Vol. X, No. 8, pg. 18. |
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Mississippi
24 |
<1976
2002 . |
Jeanette H. Wharton and Albert Mitchell, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Jul/Aug 1976, Vol. XV, No. 6, pg. 164.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Bonsai Society, per http://www.msgulfcoastbonsai.org/index.html . |
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Missouri
25 |
.
1968 1965 |
.
Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City, per Brawner, Herb "Kansas City Has Plans For You," Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Mar 1972, Vol. XI, No. 2, pg. 18. Brawner, Herb "Kansas City Has Plans For You," Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Mar 1972, Vol. XI, No. 2, pg. 18. |
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