amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
I did. It was very small and had a strange inverse taper. I have planted it in the yard along with my icee blue juniper. Will try to grab pics when it stops rainingDid you get your mugo you ordered? Let's see a picture.
amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
It might not make it- we will seeDid you get your mugo you ordered? Let's see a picture.
amcoffeegirl
Masterpiece
This one has some brown needles too
Pine_nut
Mame
That’s a cute little Mugo. Hopefully it will get some buds low on the trunk someday and that taper can grow out.
Pine_nut
Mame
This one looks like it has a lot of great potential. I think it will perk up with warmer temps and a little sunshine.
Moridin
Shohin
Mine seems to be growing strong 
Yamabudoudanshi
Shohin
Is it normal for mugos to push candles early in the growing season compared to other single flush pines?
My seedlings from last year are all moving while my JWPs look more or less dormant still.
My seedlings from last year are all moving while my JWPs look more or less dormant still.
Firstflush
Chumono
Bought my ticket for the train ride a few days ago...a pumila
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Yamabudoudanshi
Shohin
The white pines? One is a nasu(Tochigi), the other, an ichidzuchi(Ehime), but purchased from Hyogo. The Mugo's are from seed. If I remember correctly, they're from Romania?? or somewhere in E. Europe.
Anyway, pretty surprising to see them pushing so early. We are having a really early spring though: Cherry blossoms are two weeks early.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I consider seeds adapted already so it's likely just normal timing.
Sorce
Sorce
Soldano666
Omono
I think this guy is at year 4 in this colander. The first one is pretty much deteriorated so I dropped it in a fresh one last spring. I plan on thinning some needles this weekend. @Vance Wood what would be your feeding practice if planning to repot this year. I'd like to keep the needles on the smaller size if I can. I've fed this thing heavy over the past few years and seems the needles get quite long. Should I wait til candles have extended to the point of needles almost hardening off to feed heavy then repot when appropriate? Or feed lightly straight thru the spring? Thoughts?
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sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Speak of the Devil!
Sorce
Sorce
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I generally don't fertilize the year I repot, till late fall.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Cut back some.
Another.
Both very well.
Sorce
Maiden69
Masterpiece
Hi, I bought this mugo last summer as an impulse buy before joining here and before doing any intensive research. I went to the evergreen plant nursery website where they have a lot of small size plants and evergreens, and I thought it would be a good idea to gather some experience with different varieties before I decide to spend more money into better sized trees.
After reading here I found out that the mugo may have not been a good choice given that I was located into a 9a USDA zone. I recently moved to an 8b, which while not that much difference, I am located into a much higher location than before.
The tree has no trunk, and I haven't checked the nebari. All I can say is that it was just lanky with only needles at the tip of the branches. I repotted into a 1 gal container with Bonsai Jack organic conifer mix in Jun last year. It is getting a lot of back buds this year, but the candles are not extending, at least for now. I am going to move into a colander when I repot it this summer, or maybe wait till next year to do so. If it survives in my climate I plan on letting it grow without mayor pruning (maybe just to prevent inverse taper) for a few years.
After reading here I found out that the mugo may have not been a good choice given that I was located into a 9a USDA zone. I recently moved to an 8b, which while not that much difference, I am located into a much higher location than before.
The tree has no trunk, and I haven't checked the nebari. All I can say is that it was just lanky with only needles at the tip of the branches. I repotted into a 1 gal container with Bonsai Jack organic conifer mix in Jun last year. It is getting a lot of back buds this year, but the candles are not extending, at least for now. I am going to move into a colander when I repot it this summer, or maybe wait till next year to do so. If it survives in my climate I plan on letting it grow without mayor pruning (maybe just to prevent inverse taper) for a few years.
Pine_nut
Mame
It looks like it is off to a good start. I wish you luck!
Soldano666
Omono
Soldano666
Omono
Bowtied, buds on the move, knocked the loose soil off the surface and slip potted into a new colander, roots look amazing and none circling., pretty pumped to get this into a proper pot this year.
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Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I wouldn't be in such a hurry to rush this guy into a bonsai pot. There seems to be a good deal of root work that needs to be looked at before that can happen specifically the one looping root in the front that looks like a broken horse leg stuck in the mud. Gove it twe seasons in the colander and repot it again. This time correct the root problems while you can.
