All aboard the Mugo train!

[Vance Wood]

I would take a pruning saw and cut about four inches off the bottom of the soil ball and then comb out some of the roots from the side of the pot. You could prune those branches you have mentioned. You could do that now. As far as balancing top to bottom? That depends on who you talk to which should tell you that the concept pro or con is in flux. I believe you can do it but I believe it works for a different reason of balance. I believe it is a matter of stimulation.

 

[JoeR]

@Vance Wood

Are you talkimg about the one I posted? Because If so, you are mislead about how tall the tree is. Take a look at four inches of the soil.

 

[Vance Wood]

Wow!!! That's a little booger. Dont remove more that 1 1/2" 2" at the most.

 

[JoeR]

Wow!!! That's a little booger. Dont remove more that 1 1/2" 2" at the most.

Ha thought so.

At least it will make a convincing little shohin, huh!

Yeah its a 3.5 inch deep pot.

 

[Vance Wood]

It should but it does all come down to your design ideas. We can discuss those latter,.

 

[JoeR]

It should but it does all come down to your design ideas. We can discuss those latter,.

Well I cut one off. It had to go.


If you count the tips of the branches on the whole tree, both of the two branches that need to be removed equal less than 1/3 of the tree.

Heres the design plan. The red line is cutting off the branch thats coming straight at the viewer.

 

[Vance Wood]

That very well could be a very good idea. Lets see how the repotting goes before we consider a reduction of hat size.

 

[JoeR]

That very well could be a very good idea. Lets see how the repotting goes before we consider a reduction of hat size.

Well, here it is.

About how much I removed. A few more were removed but nothing more than a few feeders. I actually didnt cut anything off, It came out with the soil so it was either dead or I was a bit rough. I was as gentle as possible.


The finished product! I think more came out than I wanted but still way less than half. Soil is hilled a bit just to allow me to remove as little roots as possible.




I recycled some of the soil so that why some roots are sticking out of the top of the pot.

Wow its so much more impressive in person...




Did I kill it or did I do good?

 

[Vance Wood]

You need to work on your lighting for your photography, but hey one thing at a time. I think you did good but we will have to wait and see. Just don't fool around with it. Let it be and let it recover. You should know in two weeks.

 

[JoeR]

You need to work on your lighting for your photography, but hey one thing at a time. I think you did good but we will have to wait and see. Just don't fool around with it. Let it be and let it recover. You should know in two weeks.

Yeah my photos are terrible sorry. It makes my mediocre trees look even worse.

So shade for two weeks or nah?

 

[LanceMac10]

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Pretty much the same "before" picture as mine. But I almost barerooted the tree to get it into this container. No top work. Around the one year anniversery I cut strong shoots. In August or more likely late July I'll cut out some branches to begin a more "tree-like" appearance path.....unless Vance say's no.....but still, it's just an experiment....

 

[Vance Wood]

Just remember that experiments are meant to succeed.

 

[Vance Wood]

You just need to get some light on the tree. Right now your camera is setting everything, exposure and shutter speed, for the dominant source of light which happens to be your background, leaving your tree vastly underexposed. Get your tree before a dark background and that might help.

 

[JoeR]

I took another one with a darker backround and it turned out much nicer.

Do I need to leave it in the shade under my bench now or back into full sun?

 

[Vance Wood]

In your environment you should probably provide the tree with a little shade for at least two weeks. Be careful about watering. With a good soil mix you still will probably have to water at least once a day in the morning. If the soil is not drying out don't water.

 

[M. Frary]

Hey Joe. Looks like you need to charge your phone.

 

[sorce]

@Vance Wood

This is the Pugo Mine I took a bit more off of June, 28th. Not a big change for it so I'd like to have it here. I love this thread!

I figured these were just buds setting for spring. But this one has gone further, and a couple more seem ready to grow also.


I assume this is ok, but would appreciate your take! Other than here and there old needles Browning and falling, it's been good.

Thank you kindly.

Sorce

 

[Vance Wood]

That happens at times but it does not happen often enough in places that you think it will happen to make it a predictable event.

 

[JoeR]

In your environment you should probably provide the tree with a little shade for at least two weeks. Be careful about watering. With a good soil mix you still will probably have to water at least once a day in the morning. If the soil is not drying out don't water.

I put it under what I estimate as 50% shade cloth. It gets direct sun for a few hours in the morning but when the sun is high it shades it. May be too much shade idk.

It didnt dry out at all really today because it was mostly cloudy and the shade cloth. The soil should hold much less water than the potting soil it was in before so I think it should be okay. Soil ended up being roughly 10% organic, 60% coarse sand or granite, 30% lava.

 

[Vance Wood]

Everything sound OK. Now we have to wait and watch.