I look forward to the pictures of your trees. It is nice to think there may be someone out there that has Mugos that they have had more than a couple of years.I have been wanting and planning to do an update on all my mugos. I was hoping to wait until I had gotten to do some work on them this summer, but I have not been able to get to them yet as other trees have had things needed done first. I feel somewhat obligated to put my money where my mouth is at the moment so Ill post them now. Maybe this weekend Ill get to tend to my mugos. They are next on the list now that JBP decandling is done along with the ficus and BRT repotting.
So Im going to post all of my mugos over the next few posts.
They are all a bit shaggy and bushy and they all need to have needles thinned and its time I make some decisions on some of them regarding branches to cut and keep.
So please excuse the fact that they look more like shrubbery than bonsai at the moment.
One thing I want to also point out is that Vance's comment:
is absolutely correct, not only of mugos but of pretty much every bonsai. There is no such thing as instant bonsai. They all take time, but pines in particular take more time.
I encourage and advocate taking pictures of your trees at least every 2 years. Its amazing the changes youll see when comparing the photos that you just dont notice as the tree quietly grows and does its thing on your bench.
Very nice. You have done some nice work with them I did not expect this much. As you found out there are many that will tell you that Mugos do not survive bonsai culture. Scale you have to really watch for, Mugos are annoyingly susceptible to this infestation, more than any pine I know of.
It was not two years ago when everybody that had something to say about these trees on the INTERNET were telling us that they would all will die within two years, the most five. It blesses my heart that so many are beginning to find a vision for this tree.Nice work paradox. Ill be hogging up all the box store mugos this fall when they go on sale. Ive snagged up a couple here and there this summer, but think I have a serious mugo addiction. Ive found them quite forgiving and hardy
ive come to my own conclusion about the internet years ago.... Seems if its not the japanese standard, Yamadori, jbp, jwp, then its junk, most of us will never put our trees in exhibitions, shows, or put them up for judging. So we have to take alot of this criticism with a grain of salt. If we like them on our benches, enjoy them, and are learning from them then we are doing something right. Thank you for your continued efforts to prove these internet thugs wrong @Vance Wood . mugos may be my favorite conifer to work with to date. You can count on back buds, excellent branching, compact growth, they seem to flourish despite being agressive on roots and cutting back, and seems you can work them more frequently than my jwp which ive only watched barely grow for 2 summers now.It was not two years ago when everybody that had something to say about these trees on the INTERNET were telling us that they would all will die within two years, the most ffive
Id snag em all. If the company that stocks the plants is there ask em for a better deal if you take a cart full or all of them. I usually talk em down to 75% off quite easily. We seem to have a lack of mugos in the north east this summer. Hopefully the fall plant rush will bring a bunchRight now Home Depot here has the 1 gallon mugos for only $4.48,