All aboard the Mugo train!

[Hartinez]

@Hartinez



Sorce

Thanks @sorce . I figured the answer was in one of those 167 pages of posts!

 

[M. Frary]

@M. Frary and or @Vance Wood . All of the mugo I started this year have survived the work, including the 2 I gave to my pops for Father’s Day. Should I wait till next year to thin out buds that have set for next years growth?View attachment 266659View attachment 266660

Yep.
Sorce got you first.

 

[sorce]

Yep.
Sorce got you first.

I'll take your sloppy seconds any day! Lol!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

I'll take your sloppy seconds any day! Lol!

Sorce

Oooooo
I don't know about that.

 

[Daniel son STL]

We have a stole away aboard. First time here. I have a few mugos in my arsenal and will probably be aboard till the train stops because I’ve killed mugos in the past.... and I really do not want to kill these.

First one I’ll quiz you guys on, which has been posted before in a different thread


Tree was pretty healthy. Looking back the canopy didn’t look bad, was just too many bar branches that I can not live with! Wanted to make it a cascader so I trimmed it up a bit. Ppl said I took too much off. I wrapped the roots all summer as instructed. Tree is doing ok but I have a cpl Q’s

I have some newer needles dying, not old needles which is why I’m concerned.



I try not to over water, although I’ve read mugos love water, then I’ve read their drought tolerant and prefer to be more dry. During the summer I just watered everyday with decent draining soil (probably needs a repot). But with this pot it’s hard to tell. It’s a smidge damp underneath the top layer of soil. is it dry at the bottom? How far do the roots go down? Who knows



If anybody aboard can give some opinions or advise.... I’d be nice!
Thanks

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

@Daniel son STL
Dying new needles is a stress response. Not a good sign. But I caution to say don't do anything to make it worse. The stress happened weeks or months ago, changing watering pattern now would likely cause more problems. This could be a response to pruning too heavily, roots that were fed by a branch you pruned off finally died, and minor branches on that life line are starting to die to.

I would just be consistent with care, see if die off continues or stops. Either it will make it, or not. Not much you can do.

 

[Dson]

I have 3 mugos here is my favorite one

 

[Strongbox18]

picked up this large mugo a few days ago, first mugo pine added to my collection, not much experience with these

 

[Vance Wood]

Very interesting tree. This Mugo is much older than many I see posted here, it is going to be worth your time to work on it. You have not filled out you identification window. We have no idea where you live and with Mugo Pines this is important.

 

[sorce]

mugo a few

Can't quite tell, but it seems there is chewing insect dust around, and the bark looks a bit chewed under.

Nice though. Real nice.

Sorce

 

[August44]

Here is an older Mugo that I picked up last summer from an bonsai guy up North of me. It has not been very well taken care of in the last few years and Vance said he would help me get it back on it's feet this next growing season. He said it could be a nice one with proper re-hab.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

The Mugo Motto

If life gives you limbs, make limb-o-nade.

 

[Strongbox18]

Very interesting tree. This Mugo is much older than many I see posted here, it is going to be worth your time to work on it. You have not filled out you identification window. We have no idea where you live and with Mugo Pines this is important.

yeah the old bark really caught my eye im looking forward to seeing what this tree can become, going to fill out my location now, butte county california =) definitly need advice on when the best time to work the tree and repot i have read through the forum with dates to work and found a excel sheet that i saved to my files but any specific advice for my area would be great

 

[Strongbox18]

Can't quite tell, but it seems there is chewing insect dust around, and the bark looks a bit chewed under.

Nice though. Real nice.

Sorce

so i also noticed some chewing insect dust around and i carefully peeled back some of the bark that seemed to be chewed, while i did find some saw dust i didnt se any insects around, would you reccomend i finish cleaning up all the old bark and try to get a more clear picture for you to inspect?

 

[sorce]

for you to inspect

There's someone better than me!

The bark should stay, if it's coming off, there's a problem.

Try not to remove any more bark and shoot Dem pics.

Look for pinholes.

Sorce

 

[BuckeyeOne]

I posted a separate thread for this ones progression, here's for the train.
Pinus Mugo "Edsal Wood".
@Vance Wood A relative??

 

[BuckeyeOne]

Another. "Klostergrun".

 

[Strongbox18]

heres some closer up shots of the trunk, it appears as though there is some deadwood in the branch but it seems to have been from a long time ago, let me know what you all think

 

[Strongbox18]

here is one more shot, after looking closer it definitly appears as though there are two holes where some sort of insect chewed at some point

 

[sorce]

here is one more shot, after looking closer it definitly appears as though there are two holes where some sort of insect chewed at some point

I would keep them isolated until you find out it's not contagious.

Kinda looks like the beginning of lichens now, but maybe that's it's deception.

It's got a high level of eeeewness.

Sorce