Should I take it home?

Would you buy this mugo?

  • Totally, that trunk is baller!

    Votes: 1 11.1%
  • No, to many problems

    Votes: 8 88.9%
  • No, I don't waste my time with nursery stock/mugo pines

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    9

Quince

Mame
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I found this mugo at a local nursery and would have posted it on the Train septin Vance was sayin some pretty important stuff and I didn't want to interrupt the direction of that was going in. This tree is obviously leggy and I have no idea what's going on under the surface, but it has a lot more "character" than the other mugos I've been playing with. I'm thinking about reducing one of the side trunks to a stub and building a tree from the remaining two. Let me know what you think.
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Bonsai Nut

Nuttier than your average Nut
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Personally, I would take a pass. When looking at pines, I am always looking for low growth. This tree is already too leggy for me.
 

Tieball

Masterpiece
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I'd pass and move on to something else if you have a want to spend money.
It's leggy and there's not much going on really. The roots are messy like a creature crawling out of the sea. The lower trunk looks like a stack of donuts. Pass.
 

zelk

Shohin
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I'd pass and move on to something else if you have a want to spend money.
It's leggy and there's not much going on really. The roots are messy like a creature crawling out of the sea. The lower trunk looks like a stack of donuts. Pass.
LOL this^^
 

Quince

Mame
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Thanks for the feedback. I am now feeling like I was right to hesitate. @Tieball Love the description lol.
 
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