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You could do that stuff now. Make sure that you remove any new buds that are growing straight down as well.
Thanks boss. I also have lost of budding in places... Tool much budding. Do,you reccomnend reducing those now as well or wait til fall?
 

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Wait till fall. If you take them now their removal will stimulate a response with more budding.
 

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Wait till fall. If you take them now their removal will stimulate a response with more budding.
Upon further inspection there was not as many crowded junctions as i had thought... Heres the after pics of the one I had time for today, big difference cleaning out those downward needles. Also i found the backside has a nice profile too. Now just clean up the dead wood and jin areas tomorrow. 0809181833.jpg0809181937.jpg0809181833.jpg0809181937.jpg
 

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Sometimes, it depends on the cultivar and health of the tree.
 

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A look at the only Mugo I repotted this summer...I just got to the 4in square pot of old roots and slammed it sideways in this basket . 20180818_073901.jpg
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The punk ass bloodoooodooodoooroots.
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That silver moss just chopped and tossed.
Goes green.

A root means success.20180818_073932.jpg

Kept under the twice a day.
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The other side.20180818_073953.jpg
And a face look...
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Showing signs of too much water...
It will probly go up on the bench soon.

S
 

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This one again.... From before....20180818_074202.jpg

Said to be a second flush....but....

This has been just extend since Mid july.

At first I thought it was making space for what will come in as pollen cones next year?

But now, with this trees signs of overwatering also...
I'm starting to think it's a rather calculated response to expose a bit more green to transpire, but without needles.

Thoughts?

S
 

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A look at the only Mugo I repotted this summer...I just got to the 4in square pot of old roots and slammed it sideways in this basket . View attachment 206454
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The punk ass bloodoooodooodoooroots.
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That silver moss just chopped and tossed.
Goes green.

A root means success.View attachment 206457

Kept under the twice a day.
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The other side.View attachment 206459
And a face look...
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Showing signs of too much water...
It will probly go up on the bench soon.

S
Im gone have to do this sideways thing. Bet by next summer you'll have a nice profile. Once you remove some of those traffic branches.
 

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One of this died the same year collected the other one survived

Last year i left it untouched but half of the tree died off
The remaining parts are kind of leggy and i cut half the needles off this year and cut the new growth back to get it to backbud
And guesd what.....
Following @Vance Wood his advice worked out !
I got it to pop some buds halfway back at the branches and even one slightly closer to the trunk :D

Pics or it didnt happen:
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One of this died the same year collected the other one survived

Last year i left it untouched but half of the tree died off
The remaining parts are kind of leggy and i cut half the needles off this year and cut the new growth back to get it to backbud
And guesd what.....
Following @Vance Wood his advice worked out !
I got it to pop some buds halfway back at the branches and even one slightly closer to the trunk :D

Pics or it didnt happen:
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Be very careful of those new buds. It will take two seasons for them to gain strenght enough to withstand being handled. Once you get to that point you can start cutting the top back to green needles, not bare wood, and this will help strengthen those new buds and maybe give you some new ones as well.
 

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Can a mugo get too much sun at this time of year? Mine is recovering from an infestation in July and is still getting 10+ hours of sun every day (endless sunny days this summer). Provided it is watered properly (which it is), can that be too much?

The tree is shedding needles on branches that were affected by the infestation (no doubt compounded by the repot in early July), and I wonder if that might be made worse by stress from intense sun all day long.

I would have the option to put it at a spot where it would get closer to 4-5 hours of direct sun instead.
 

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Usually on Mugos and I presume other Pines once a needle is damaged by scale or spider mites the damage will not repair itself and the needle will be abandoned. What did you treat the tree with and what for? Sun exposure should not be a problem.
 

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Insecticide soap (4-5 treatments or so over 3 weeks) and a lot of monitoring, that’s it. I guess the "weathering process" has just been sped up in this case ;)

Thank you.
 
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