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).


- - - - - - -

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) .


- - - - - - -

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 ; and
* various other updates (see Site Map) .


- - - - - - -

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) .


- - - - - - -

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
("Boldly Grow, Part IV") .


- - - - - - -

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 .


- - - - - - -

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 .


- - - - - - -

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 .


- - - - - - -

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 ; and
* equal column widths for Magazines (finally!) .


- - - - - - -

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 ; and
* updates to the Bonsai Books listing, including Category Color Coding.


- - - - - - -

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!) ; and
* better site maps at the bottom of all pages .


- - - - - - -

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 ; and
* Bonsai on Postage Stamps, Bonsai Bibliography, and Magazines to the History "Wing" .


- - - - - - -

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 (the first version of THIS page);
* updated Club Activity Calendar ;
* dimensions for Leroy's Trees ; and
* Foliage and Flower symbols on Plants .


- - - - - - -