Ted Poynton... Bonsai Master

villia

Ted is a local bonsai master here in Melbourne Australia... and if you are ever in Melbourne a visit to his nursery ..Williams Nusery..Clarinda Road. Clarinda is a must... His work and knowledge of Australian Natives is expectional... In any case I thought I would share these photos of my last vist there.... enjoy

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Check the ecalyptus out.... and his pride and joy weeping wattle.....

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Victrinia_Ensor

mmmm... that first forest slab is just delicious... I love the movement in it. Truly lovely work. You must have enjoyed your visit very much!

Thank you so much for posting...


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stephenr

Living in Melbourne myself, I have had the joy of visiting his nursery on several occasions and purchased several stock trees.

Ted is well respected among bonsai enthusiasts in Australia, in particular his knowledge and love for Australian natives.

Images of his work are displayed at the ‘Australian Plants as Bonsai Study Group’ site:

http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/bonsai.html#news

Worth a visit if you are interested in using Australian natives as a bonsai subject.

Cheers…

Stephen

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DavidN

Ted is a frequent visitor and member of our club Bonsai Northwest and last Monday visited with Brian Sampson, a highly sought after bonsai artist in Australia renouned for his use of Australian natives in bonsai. Both Brian and Ted style natives in their natural form, ie how they grow in the Autralian landscape.
There are photos of Brian's visit and some of Ted's tree on our club's website:
http://www.bonsainorthwest.com.au

David

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FlyBri

Gday Villia and Co!

Goodonya! Looks like I'd better make a trip out to Clarinda soon - I've admired photos of Ted's Angophora (#34145 & #34146) ever since I first got hooked on Bonsai. Any chance we can see larger photos of your visit?

Stephen and David - great links fellas! My Firefox Bookmarks folder is full to overflowing.

Thanks again all!

FlyBri.

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bonsainotwar

Now I like this guy's trees...a lot !!!!!!

FlyBri

Hey Villia!

You got me so enthused at the thought of seeing that Angophora* in person, that I made the hour-long trip to Clarinda on Saturday morning, when I should have been playing with my own trees and waiting attentively for the belated birth of our first kid. The trip was well worth the time, effort and petrol - and I didn't miss any important developments on the baby front.

I had hoped to get larger photos of Ted's collection of superb Australian native trees, but the sky was so perfectly clear as to make good photography almost impossible. (I did get some larger photos than yours, Villia, but you win hands down when it comes to actually conveying what Ted's trees look like. Stupid sunshine... )

Now that I've seen the trees in person, I might try my hand at identifying the ones in your photos... Please speak up if I go astray.

• #34134 Cedrus atlantica group.
• #34135 Azalea group.
• #34136 Melaleuca - possibly M. linarifolia (also spelled: linariifolia).
• #34137 Unknown - possibly a Broom or Box
• #34138 Eucalyptus - possibly E. radiata (Narrow-Leaf Peppermint).
• #34139 Eucalyptus (?) - possibly E. nicholii (Willow-Leaf Peppermint).
• #34140 Eucalyptus nicholii group.
• #34141 Juniperus cascade.
• #34142 Melaleuca bracteata 'Golden Gem' group.
• #34143 Eucalyptus nicholii group.
• #34144 I won't hazard a guess...
• #34145 Angophora costata (Smooth-Bark Apple Gum).
• #34146 Angophora costata (Smooth-Bark Apple Gum).
• #34147 Wattle? Too many Acacia species to choose from...

Having met Ted for the first time, I must say how impressed I was, not only his immense talent with Oz native trees, but also by his general demeanour. If all Bonsai practitioners were as gentle, thoughtful and generous as Ted Poynton, I'd be out of a job here as a Moderator. All it took was for me to mention that I'd been experimenting with Eucs as Bonsai for the past few years, and Ted was off spouting tips as to species selection, stock selection and general characteristics and care. I wish I had taken a notepad - I missed more of Ted's tips than I care to admit.

So, here are some of the tidbits I picked up from Ted before I hopped in the car for the long drive home:

• Best Oz Native for Bonsai According to the Master, Melaleuca bracteata is the most amenable species for Bonsai training, and will readily adopt any form, even the Full Cascade style.
  
• Eucalyptus Stock Selection Nursery grown stock is best, but it should be grown with Bonsai in mind - large, established nursery stock can be as hard to deal with as collected Eucs. Successful wild collection is too difficult, and "it's just such a shame to do it."
  
• Notes on Shade Cloth When I inquired as to the lack of sun protection on Ted's benches, he responded that growing trees beneath shade cloth makes them unable to cope with prolonged hot spells. He only places shade cloth over his trees on the very hottest days (40C+).

I am certain I have forgotten a number of points Ted made in the hour or so that I spent within his collection - all the more reason to go back again soon!

Thanks again Villia!

FlyBri.

* that Angophora (costata) was one of the first Eucs I ever saw in photographs. Here it can be seen as it appeared in Jennifer Wilkinson's 'Bonsai Art And Technique', which Ted apparently had quite a hand in compiling. At the risk of embarrassing myself, I have attached one view of the Angophora as it looked to my camera. The tree is surprisingly tall - probably 1.5 metres at the apex. I love it!

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