Japonicus
Masterpiece
Honestly the style of the new Mugo I got was the furthest thing from my thought process as I hadn't even combed through yetThank You?? This is a really difficult topic/point I have been trying to get accros over the last couple of years. I keep hearing people say "I'm going to make a cascade out of my Mugo, or a wind swept or a broom or a blah blah blah." like the tree is a cake mix, just add milk and eggs. This approach usually leads to artistic failure due
when I posted the pics. We all have an idea of what is in front of us, what we might do one day. Right now I'm shooting for survival.
I HAVE found what may make a good front for it, though I will wait and see where the recent pruning of the lower branches
(before I got it) takes the tree. Just needed good info on what to do with the roots here in Winter, being unpotted by the seller.
Obviously had to do something. Had no choice. And post a pic of the new arrival.
Thanks for the ideas on pruning in stages and soil make up.
I believe this one is a nice well GRAFTED job at point, but where it appears to be grafted is way high up at the branching,
contrary to the sellers description "On it's own roots". To me that lowers the value of the product.
Still, I see nowhere else one could purchase this cultivar, which sort of offsets the value a little. Frustrating it is.
Top dressing not a good example of the make up.
Used 1 part akadama 3 parts lava rock 3 parts pumice 3 parts 1/4" turface (Monto clay high fired) 1 part Douglas fir bark (it's pretty ) 6 parts *organic potting soil
(*consisting of processed pine bark mulch, forest products, worm castings, Canadian sphagnum moss bla bla bla so got the organics.
Shouldn't these cones be removed to preserve energy?
Wouldn't you think this is a graft, though well done as it is?
I would be proud to say I grafted that...