Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
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Cut all the needles and 6 O' clock. You can do this now. This will help encourage back budding by allowing light to enter the interior of the tree. Latter in the year around July you can cut all the needles at 12 O' clock leaving needles at 3 and 9 intact, making your clock face looking like a bow tie.Vance, thank you for taking the time to respond. When I repot, I will use sifted pine multch and sifted red horticultural lava. I also have pumice if you think it could benefit.
I have watched your videos on cutting the needles. Is it ok to do this now? Or should I wait until july? Should I trim a certain percentage of needles( ie 30%?) at 6 0’clock? Or cut all of the branches needles at 6?
Thank you for your time.