"The Nations --
When Did Bonsai Come to the
Various Countries and Territories?"

PART II


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       According to our researches, the earliest known bonsai / magical miniature landscape
a) enthusiast in that country ;
b) club in that country ;
c) display of tree(s) in that country ; and
d) book specifically about published in that country are as follows :


(No guarantee is made of the longevity of any particular club.)


PART I
A - F
PART III
Q - Z


Georgia
39 		1990



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Alexander Meskhi, self-taught enthusiast after seeing bonsai on Soviet TV at age 14 and then starting later after reading book by an Indian author; he has completed an unpublished bonsai book in Georgian; his Facebook page dates from Aug. 26, 2018; and a Youtube video by the Georgian Public Broadcaster from 3 months later, per photographer, web-designer and marketing manager son Nikoloz in email to RJB, Jan 18, 2020 after RJB saw post by Nikoloz 2 days earlier on Bonsai America FB page.
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Germany, The Federal Republic of
40 		<1968
1978
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1979


Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. VII, No. 10, Dec-Jan 1968, pg. 13.
Bonsai Club Germany, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 5, Sep/Oct 2003, pg. 16.
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Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama (Directors of the Japan Bonsai Association)  Bonsai: Freude an japan, Zwergbãumen; München: BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft.  Translation by Ulrike Thiede.
Ghana, The Republic of
41 		<2023
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per WBFF website, "African Region,"
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Grand Cayman,
British Overseas Territory
42 		<1972
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Brenda Quin, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XI, No. 2, Mar 1972, pg. 6.
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Greece [The Hellenic Republic]
43 		c.1989
<2007

2007

c.1998
Elsa Boudouri, per Mar 3 in Bonsai Book of Days project.
Greek Bonsai Collectors' Club, per "At the Kifissia Flower Show," May 4, 2007, http://grhomeboy.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/at-the-kifissia-flower-show/.
53rd Kifissia Flower Show, per "At the Kifissia Flower Show," May 4, 2007, http://grhomeboy.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/at-the-kifissia-flower-show/.
Marenzio, Andrea  The Art of Bonsai, http://www.gardenbooks.gr/product.asp?catid=17.
Guatemala, The Republic of
44 		<2004
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per WBFF website, "Latin America Region," http://web.archive.org/web/20101026021849/http://bonsai-wbff.org/rlatinam.shtml
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Guyana, The Co-operative Republic of
45 		<2005

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Marcel Ho Fong Choy, per "2005-2007 - Board of Directors," https://web.archive.org/web/20080302143732/http://www.felab.com/board2.html
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Honduras, The Republic of
46 		<2012
<2015

2016
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https://web.archive.org/web/20171002121446/http://www.portalbonsai.com/categoria.asp?idcat=655108
Bonsai Tegucigalpa, per Facebook Bonsai Tegucigalpa
organized by the Bonsai Club of New Acropolis in a commercial center of Tegucigalpa, https://news.acropolis.org/2017/bonsai-exhibition-tegucigalpa-honduras/.
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Hungary
47 		1970s
1983
1983

1986
Tamás Biró, per Craig Coussins as "Nik Tokonoma" in FB posting 04/19/21.
per http://terjbehozzamvarlak.network.hu/blog/terj-be-hozzam-varlak-hirei/bonsai
"The first exhibition was held in the fall of 1983, at the Gardener's House on Ménesi Street [in Budapest]," per http://terjbehozzamvarlak.network.hu/blog/terj-be-hozzam-varlak-hirei/bonsai.
Biró, Tamás Bonsai törpefák kialakítása és nevelése ; Skála Budapest.
Iceland
48

.
1999
.


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Bonsaitjrágarður at Hellisgardi Park, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik, summer 2012.
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India, The Republic of
49 		1965
1972
.
1977;
1987
Mary P. Case, per Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 1968, pp. 3-7.
The Indian Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 37, No. 4, Jul/Aug 1998, pg. 39.
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ENGLISH:  Parekh, Jyoti  Tropical Bonsai; Bombay: Vakils, Feffer & Simons, Ltd;
TAMIL: Krishnan, Sona  Tharaiai Thodatha Tharukkal (Trees which never touch the earth); Chennai.
Indonesia, The Republic of
50 		<1973
1979

2003
1988
I.L. Goei, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XII, No. 4, May 1973, pg. 25.
Bonsai Society of Jakarta, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXIII, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1984, pg. 32; "Bonsai in Indonesia," http://web.archive.org/web/20160121050411/http://www.bonsai-in-asia.com/
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2003, pg. 5.
Sulistyo, Budi  Bonsai.
Iran, The Islamic Republic of
51 		<1972
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Mrs. J. Darabnia, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XI, No. 5, June 1972, pg. 21.
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Ireland, The Republic of
52 		2012
2013
2015
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"two bonsai beginners from Cork," per https://munsterbonsaiclub.wordpress.com/
Munster Bonsai Club, per https://munsterbonsaiclub.wordpress.com/
"Bonsai Exhibition in the Phoenix Park," https://owenny1.wordpress.com/2015/04/12/bonsai-exhibition-in-the-phoenix-park
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Israel, The State of
53 		1970

1991
.
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Haim Sheer [Shir] and Raphael [Refael] Shemi from South Africa, per Grünwald, Ofer  "'Altneuland' The story of bonsai in Israel, a kind of small revolution," Bonsai Focus, 147/124, 5/2013 Sept/Oct, pg. 18.
Israel Bonsai Club, per Grünwald
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Italy [The Italian Republic]
54 		1958
<1978
1979
1980

Guido Delg'Innocenti, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVIII, No. 9, Nov 1979, pg. 319.
Bonsai Club D'Italia, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVII, No. 6, Jul/Aug 1978, pg. 182.
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVIII, No. 9, Nov 1979, pg. 319.
Coltivare bonsai; Demetra; and Naka, John Yoshio  Techniche Bonsai 1; Milano: Edizioni Volonterio. Translation by Maria T. Volonterio.
Jamaica
55 		<1968
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Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. VII, No. 10, Dec-Jan 1968, pg. 13.
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Japan
56 		c.1195
.
c.1781
1808
http://www.magiminiland.org/Paintings/Japanto1600.html
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Nippon Bonsai Association  Classic Bonsai of Japan (Tokyo and New York: Kodansha International, 1989), pp. 151-152.
Sumie, Buzen and Aizan Sumie  Senkeiban zushiki: naniwa shomeika shuzu; Kyoto.
Kenya, The Republic of
57 		.
<2006
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http://web.archive.org/web/20070709234511/http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/events_files/WBFF2006Report.pdf, pg. 4
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Lebanon [The Lebanese Republic]
58 		<2005
2013
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Husband of Zeina Antar Badih, per June 29, 2015 posting https://www.facebook.com/LebaneseBonsaiClub/posts/524581294366518
The Lebanese Bonsai Club, https://www.facebook.com/groups/159645694202020/
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Lesotho, The Kingdom of
59 		<2010
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per WBFF website, "African Region," https://web.archive.org/web/20100818121540/http://www.wbff-2013.org/indexaction!bgview.action?bgId=22.
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Lithuania, The Republic of
60 		1989


2014
2004
1993, 2016
Kestutis Ptakauskas, http://web.archive.org/web/20080315092748/http://www.bonsai.lt/bonsaien/index.html.  (Per personal email to RJB from Jogaila Mackevicius, 29 Jan 2017, there were a number of earlier persons but their story has no public documentation at this time.)
Lietuvos bonsai, per http://rekvizitai.vz.lt/imone/lietuvos_bonsai/juridinis-asmuo/
In Alytus, per http://www.bonsai.lt/apie-mus/mano-veikla/
Bonsu auginimo abecele by Darius Armonas (22 pp) ; Ryto rasos sodas by Kestutis Ptakauskas (232 pp.)
Luxembourg, The Grand Duchy of
61 		.
<1993
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per WBFF website, "Europe Region," http://web.archive.org/web/20080906213212/http://bonsai-wbff.org/reurope.shtml
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Madagascar, The Republic of
62 		<2018
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https://web.archive.org/web/20181103144207/http://wbffbonsai.com/Africa/africa.html
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Malaysia
63 		<1989

c.1990s

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Alan Leong, per Meislik, Jerry, M.D., Charles Lim, and Alan Leong  "An Introduction To Water Jasmine, Wrightia Religiosa," Bonsai Journal, ABS, Vol. 29, No. 2, Summer 1995, pg. 62.
Malaysia Bonsai & Suiseki Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2003, pg. 10; "Bonsai in Malaysia," http://web.archive.org/web/20160121050411/http://www.bonsai-in-asia.com/
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Malta, The Republic of
64 		<1957

1991
1991
. 		"Foundation of the Bonsai Culture Group," http://www.bonsaimalta.org/history.htm  (This history was published at least as early as May 2008, and states that Mr. Joseph Busuttil's "interest in bonsai started more than fifty-years ago.")
November, per "Foundation of the Bonsai Culture Group," http://www.bonsaimalta.org/history.htm
June, per "Foundation of the Bonsai Culture Group," http://www.bonsaimalta.org/history.htm

Martinique,
overseas region of France
65
1992

<2006

.
Qnénéherve, Patrick, and Patrick Topart, and Francoise Poliakoff, "Interception of Nematodes on Imported Bonsai in Martinique," http://journals.fcla.edu/nematropica/article/view/64207/61875
May 2006 exhibition at Madiflora in Saint-Pierre, per "TBC-Info," http://tbc-infos.pagesperso-orange.fr/madiflora.html
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Mauritius, The Republic of
66 		2009
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http://maubonsai.blogspot.com/p/about-maubonsai.html
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Mexico [The United Mexican States]
67 		<1978
<1981

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Rafael Granados Lara, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVII, No. 4, May 1978, pg. 110.
Sociedad de Bonsai de Monterrey, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXI, No. 6, Jul/Aug 1982, pg. 182; Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXVI, No. 5, Sep/Oct 1987, pg. 30.
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Monaco, The Principality of
68 		.
c.1995

2003
.
.
Bonsaï club de Monaco, per http://bonsaiclubmonaco.free.fr/gal_index.php?lang=&album=RETROSPECTIVE _______MONACO_BONSAI__95&NumAlbum=2
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 4, Jul/Aug 2003, pg. 4.
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Montenegro
69 		<2007
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http://walter-pall-travelogues.blogspot.com/2007/05/bonsai-in-croatia-part-1.html
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Mozambique, The Republic of
70 		<2002
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Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 2, Mar/Apr 2003, pp. 32-35.
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Namibia, The Republic of
71 		<2002
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Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. 42, No. 2, Mar/Apr 2003, pp. 32-35.
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Nepal
72 		<2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20190423085530/http://wbffbonsai.com/india/india.html
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Netherlands, The
73 		.
1972
.
1979

.
Nederlandse Bonsai Vereniging, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, May/June 1992, pg. 38.
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Koide, Nobukichi and Saburō Katō and Fusazō Takeyama   Het bonsai boek: kweken en verzorgen van Japanse dwergbomen; Ede: Zomer & Keuning. Translation by J.J. Bosshardt et al.
New Caledonia,
sui generis collectivity of France
74
<2009

.
.

Ass du Bonsai Caledonien, per "Liste des clubs," http://www.edgbonsai-fr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=63.
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New Zealand
75 		1950's
<1978
1980
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Miller, Dianne "New Zealand Bonsai Scene," Wired, Spring 2009, pg. 4.
Aukland Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVII, No. 5, June 1978, pg. 146.
March, at the Dunedin Rose Show, per "Club Conventions & Displays," https://www.otagobonsai.co.nz/about-us.
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Nigeria, The Federal Republic of
76 		1971
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Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. X, No. 6, Jul/Aug 1971, pg. 19.
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Northern Ireland
77 		.
1986

.
.
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Northern Ireland Bonsai Society, per
http://www.angelfire.com/alt2/nibs/about_us.htm
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Norway, The Kingdom of
78 		.
1993
.
.
.
Norsk Bonsaiselskap, per http://norskbonsaiselskap.wordpress.com/about/.
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Pakistan, The Islamic Republic of
79 		<1977
1998
.
.
M.S. Mohamedi, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVI, No. 8, Oct 1977, pg. 238.
Pakistan Bonsai Society, per "Pakistan," http://web.archive.org/web/20160121050411/http://www.bonsai-in-asia.com/
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Panama, The Republic of
80 		<1989
1991

.
.
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, Mar/Apr 1989, pg. 20.
Asociacion Bonsai de Panama, per WBFF website, "Latin America Region," http://web.archive.org/web/20101026021849/http://bonsai-wbff.org/rlatinam.shtml
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Paraguay, The Republic of
81 		<2005
.
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Fernando Galdona, per "2005-2007 - Board of Directors," http://www.felab.com/board2.html
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Peru, The Republic of
82 		<1976
1976
.
.
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVII, No. 6, Jul/Aug 1978, pg. 205.
Sociedad Peruana de Bonsai, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, June 1979, pp. 158-159.
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Philippines, The Republic of the
83 		<1603
1973

.
.
http://www.magiminiland.org/pre1800Refs/Philippines1604.html
Philippine Bonsai Society, per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XIV, No. 10, Dec 1975, pg. 305; Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XXII, No. 6, Jul/Aug 1983, pg. 214.
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Poland, The Republic of
84 		.
1998

.
1990
.
Polish Bonsai Club, per Wojtas, Michal  "Living, green works of art at Manggha," 27 September 2007, http://www.krakowpost.com/article/535.
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Plochocki, Andrzej  Bonsai: sztuka miniaturyzacji drzew i krzewow; Warszawa: Panstwowe Wydawn.
Portugal [The Portuguese Republic]
85 		<1978
.
.
1996
Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XVII, No. 5, June 1978, pg. 147.
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Pfisterer, Jochen  Bonsai de interior; Lisboa: Presenca. Translation by Maria Joao Cordeiro.
Puerto Rico, The Commonwealth of,
self-governing unincorporated
territory of the United States
86 		c.1940s
<1975
.
c.1988
Hugo Storer, per "Bonsai in the Caribbean," http://web.archive.org/web/20080517125350/http://www.bonsai-wbff.org/nabf/newsletter7/carib.htm
Bonsai Club of P.R., per Bonsai Magazine, BCI, Vol. XIV, No. 8, Oct 1975, pg. 236.
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Collazo, Fernando L. and Maria T.  Bonsai -- Basico Y Sencillo.


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PART III
Q - Z
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