Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
It's getting there. You need to remove all downward growing needles. This will open up the interior of the tree and let the light in which will promote back budding. There is still a lot that needs to be done which is what I expected with this tree. Right now you have established a profile which is good, now what needs to be done is a defining of the secondary and in some cases the tertiary branching. Each branch needs to be wired and laid out in fans with the growing tips turned up slightly. I am going to mention something here that I am going to get further flack about from the so-called powers that be,---- I believe the best wire to use on a Mugo is Aluminum, wire. There is less opportunity to damage branches putting the wire on the flexibility and softness/hardness is consistent. It does not need to be annealed. Plus you can remove it without damaging the branches, which makes it even more price effective. Does copper hole better than aluminum???? Yes but, if when wiring a branch you decide you need to move the branch the odds of damaging the branch become more likely after the wire has been moved once.
I have thought about this for a long time. I am aware that many of the new masters think aluminum is amateurish but there it a lot to say for i. I really don't care what they say about me anymore. After many years of doing it my way I have decided I am happy with the results and happy with the freedom to move things around if I have to without having to remove wire and reapply it.
I have thought about this for a long time. I am aware that many of the new masters think aluminum is amateurish but there it a lot to say for i. I really don't care what they say about me anymore. After many years of doing it my way I have decided I am happy with the results and happy with the freedom to move things around if I have to without having to remove wire and reapply it.