The first one was made of concrete! There was a rubber shortage in Japanin the post war era.That's horrible news indeed.
The man in the rubber suit was the real Godzilla.
The first one was made of concrete! There was a rubber shortage in Japanin the post war era.That's horrible news indeed.
The man in the rubber suit was the real Godzilla.
Can I offer a couple of observations/suggestions about this tree and not offend you?Let's have some fun......
Just in case....
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Yikes.....no sickle here, don't wanna' mess with the roots......
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Sniff, sniff......
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Let's see what happens.....
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Can I offer a couple of observations/suggestions about this tree and not offend you?
How much sun does this tree receive daily? What kind of soil mix? Do you know which sub species this Mugo is?Update...5 weeks after repotting and signs of new life and the passing of a branch or 2 or 3
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So I've been eating some humble pie, and I think it's time to follow up on this post.Yes, but it's also baisic tradititional horticulture. Every year between the beginning of Aprill and the middle of May is a magical time when I can get away with almost anything in the landscape. Divide transplant or seed and it thrives with minimal after care. This naturally caries over to our hobby. As we all know, most deciduous trees really do prefer a spring transplant. It is only recently that we are starting to discover the exceptions. It is an addendum, not a reason to throw out the book.
Don't tell any body that is bonsai heresy.So I've been eating some humble pie, and I think it's time to follow up on this post.
This morning I took a look at my success rate with trees that were newly collected or received extensive root work / bare root.
Of the 18 mostly deciduous trees I worked on this spring, 11 are still with me.
Of the 13 trees I worked on this summer, or after leafing out, 12 are doing well.
I also noticed a big difference between the pines I repotted around the solstice and those repotted several weeks later. The first batch limped along for a month and I lost a tree. The second batch has not skipped a beat.
Maybe there is something to this summer potting thing after all.
They get full sun from about 11 am to 6 pm, 50/50 org./inorg., the label only read pinus mugo.How much sun does this tree receive daily? What kind of soil mix? Do you know which sub species this Mugo is?
Great Mugo. Is this a recent collection or have you had it for a while? Looks really good. I wish you could have made it down for our club show this weekend, we had a blast.View attachment 156675 Here's a better background