"Japanese Miniature Trees," Life, October 7, 1946, pp. 87+.  Fourteen b&w photos on three pages.  About Keibun Tanaka's extensive collection in suburban Tokyo.

     Huttenlocher, Fae  "How to make a Ming tree," Better Homes & Gardens, September 1948, pp. 30, 33, 34.  Ten b&w photos and three line drawings.

                  "Stunt man," The American Magazine, Vol. CL, No. 3, September, 1950, pg. 54.  In "Interesting People" section, with one b&w photo.  About Chiyokichi Takahashi.   ["A Tribute to My Father" by Grace Suzuki (Bonsai Journal, American Bonsai Society, Vol. 9, No. 3, Fall 1975, pg. 66) provides additional information about and another photograph of this widely known and respected grower.]

                  "Living Sculpture in Miniature," House Beautiful, May 1952, pp. 266, 268.  Ten b&w photos.

     Gordon, Isobel  "Japanese Miniature Gardens,"  Hobbies -- The Magazine for Collectors, June 1952, pg. 147.  Three paragraphs about Bon-Kei and dwarf trees.

                  "How to make a Ming Tree," The American Home, March 1954, pg. 143.  Three b&w photos and four line drawings.  "Data: A. LaVielle Lawbaugh"

     Corey, Paul  "How to Grow 'Dwarf Trees'," The American Home, Vol. LII, No. 4, September 1954, pp. 52-53.  With nine b&w photos. On the magazine's masthead is the logo "Serving Over 3,000,000 Homemakers Every Month."

                  "Bonsai in Brooklyn," Life, May 23, 1955, pp. 84+.  Nine b&w photos on three pages.  Two paragraphs of text, one about Kan Yashiroda and his Brooklyn Botanic Garden class, the other a summary of plant training, along with photo captions.

                  "An introduction to bonsai...," Sunset, March 1956, pp. 244+.  Five b&w photos and two line drawings on four pages.  Sunset's first article on the subject, brief but sufficiently detailed care and training instructions.

     Kemmerer, Jack B.  "Little Oaks from Big Acorns," American Forests, April 1959, pp. 38-39, 46-47.  Ten b&w photos, including one of Jack Catlin, originator of the Catlin elm.

     Kemmerer, Jack B.  "Toothpick Forest," Popular Mechanics, August 1959, pp. 162-164.  Twelve illustrations.  A "thumbnail" guide on how to get started with bonsai.

P                "Ladies do Good," Times of London, January 4, 1960, pg. 13.  "From a Correspondent in New York."  (As a citation in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

               "How to grow your own Bonsai," Better Homes & Gardens, November 1960, pp. 48, 86.  First page has large color photograph of a smiling Frank Nagata standing behind a pink flowered 90-year old Satsuki azalea in a dark blue scallop-edged pot.  Four other compositions are also seen.  "Photograph: de Gennaro.  Produced by Fleeta Brownell Woodrow."  On right half of page 86 are four b&w photos with text of Frank trimming, wiring and potting a pine.  "Photographs and data: Karel Bauer."   [Per a biography in American Bonsai Society's Bonsai Journal, Fall 1974, Vol. 8, No. 3, pg. 59, this is the article which started Arch Hawkins of Dallas, TX into the art.  When he died in 1995 he was the Journal's editor.]

     Peter, John ("Produced by")  "Bonsai Trees," Look, August 28, 1962, pg. 90a.  Six b&w photos by Richard Rutledge.  One paragraph of text.

                  "Tiny Trees," New Yorker, January 12, 1963, pp. 22-24.  In the "The Talk of the Town" section.  About the BBG classes.

P                 "Weather Cuts R.H.S. Show Exhibits," Times of London, February 6, 1963.  "From Our Horticultural Correspondent."  (As a citation in the Oxford English Dictionary.)

     Roche, Mary Alice  "Do-It-Yourself Bonsai," The American Home, May 1963, pp. 94, 96.  Five b&w photos.

                  "The Charm and the Art of Bonsai," The American Home, November 1964, pp. 96, 98.  Fifteen b&w photos: seven of BBG trees and eight of step-by-step with Ken Sugimoto.

     Yoshimura, Yuji  "The Meaning of Bonsai," Horticulture, December 1964, pg. 16+.  Five pages with six b&w photos.

     Willse, James P.  "Bonsai, or Miniature Trees, Become a Fad: Fans Grow Their Own or Pay Up to $3,000," Wall Street Journal, January 4, 1966, pg. 9.

     Busch, Noel F.  "The Lilliputian World of the Bonsai," Reader's Digest, September 1967, pp. 182-188.  Four color photos.  About Kyuzo Murata. 

     O'Connell, Jean  "The Art of Bonsai," Science Digest, March 1970, pp. 34-38.  Four b&w photos.

                  "Old Juniper," New Yorker, November 7, 1970, pp. 37-39.  In "The Talk of the Town" section, about the arrival of 'Fudo' to the BBG.

     Long, Charles R.  "An Informal History of Bonsai," Arnoldia, 1971, 31:261-273.  With six illustrations.    Added 10/06/01

     Vining, Donald M.  "A Visit With Zeko Nakamura and his trees," Horticulture, July 1972, pp. 32-35.  Two b&w photos.

     Vining, Donald M.  "The Serene Art of Bonsai," Horticulture, September 1975, pp. 56-59.   Bonsai by Andrew Lenz.  Photographed by Thomas C. Ballantyne.

     Pardo, Richard  "Our National Bonsai Collection," American Forests, Vol. 83, No. 12, December 1977, pp. 14-17, 48-49.  Seven color photos by the author.  Color cover photograph, of a 150 yr old Satsuki azalea, also by author.

                  "Bonsai, Growing Tiny Trees," National Geographic World, February 1978, Vol. 30, pp. 10-12.  Two color photos and three illustrations.  An introduction for children.

     Smith, Helen Matthews  "A Different Kind of Surgeon," MD, April 1985, pp. 65-70.  B&w photos and line drawings.  In the "Doctor After Hours" column, about Dr. David L. Andrews.

     Richman, Andrew  "The Tiny Bonsai Trees of Montreal Are the Best in the West -- And That's Certainly Not Going Out On A Limb," People Weekly, April 22, 1985, pp. 85-86.  Two whimsical b&w illustrations by Arnold Roth.

     Davis, Rosalie H.  "A Gift From the East," Horticulture, August 1987, pp. 48-53.  Six b&w illustrations by Ray Maher.  About Wu Yee-sun and his gift penjing to the Montreal Botanical Garden.

     Maine, Michael L.  "Khan & Kay Komai," Garden Ideas and Outdoor Living, Spring 1989, pp. 58-62.  Twenty-four color photos by Tommy Miyasaki.

     Tanner, Ogden  "Bonsai: a way of looking at trees with different eyes," Smithsonian, October 1989, pp. 138-153.  Seventeen color photos.

     Ward, Bernie  "Perfect Proportions," SKY Magazine of Delta Airlines, December 1992, pp. 28-36.  Eight color photos by Peter L. Bloomer, and one each from U.S. National Arboretum Penjing Collection and Pacific Rim Collection/Weyerhaeuser.

                  “Showing Restraint, A backyard garden integrates the ancient Oriental art of bonsai,” Country Living Gardener, Vol. 4, No. 3, May/June 1996, pp. 36-43.  Fourteen color photos by Paul Kopelow.  About the collection and yard of Michael Persiano and his wife, Sarah.