emorrin
Sapling
I am assuming that Vance had some input to the following article:
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATMugo Pines Indepth.htm
It says to prune new shoots back hard and only leave a couple of sets of needles for new growth. My Mugos are at the point where this can be done (i.e. the needles have extended but are not totally hardened off). My question is... Can I prune the new shoots back hard now and wait until the end of July or early August to repot or should I hold off on doing any pruning until I repot? I am wondering if pruning now and re potting later would cause too much stress on my Mugos since it would be two seperate events with a month or so timeframe in between. I guess my other option would be to wait a couple of more weeks (i.e. beginning of July) then do both at the same time. I would then be re potting a little earlier than planned.
I would like to have my Mugos produce a second flush of growth so I cannot wait until late in the year to prune or else this won't happen. I don't want to over stress them either though so I am trying to find that "balance".
http://www.bonsai4me.com/AdvTech/ATMugo Pines Indepth.htm
It says to prune new shoots back hard and only leave a couple of sets of needles for new growth. My Mugos are at the point where this can be done (i.e. the needles have extended but are not totally hardened off). My question is... Can I prune the new shoots back hard now and wait until the end of July or early August to repot or should I hold off on doing any pruning until I repot? I am wondering if pruning now and re potting later would cause too much stress on my Mugos since it would be two seperate events with a month or so timeframe in between. I guess my other option would be to wait a couple of more weeks (i.e. beginning of July) then do both at the same time. I would then be re potting a little earlier than planned.
I would like to have my Mugos produce a second flush of growth so I cannot wait until late in the year to prune or else this won't happen. I don't want to over stress them either though so I am trying to find that "balance".