The return of ‘ohsoyoung’ the ugly Mugo

[JoeH]

I figured out the style. It's the dab.

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I thought it was a Triffid

 

[JosephCooper]

About that white pine, you'll have a TON of things you have to do with it. Candle pruning, removing old needles, shortening...

It's so complicated and needs to be timed specifically that I won't mess with pines until I really know what I'm doing...

Sorry to discourage you, but I don't want you to do permanent damage to your pines...

 

[Mike Hennigan]

The classic Japanese “Candy Cane” style. Nice. ??

 

[Vance Wood]

other thread

Com-0n post a link-----

 

[M. Frary]

other thread

Oh yeah!
Thanks.

 

[Ingvill]

@scottc ; what exactly do you want to get out of this thread?

 

[Dorky_gearhead]

I think the OP should take people's advice on slip potting into a colander, and remove the wire. Considering how bad the owner was hammered on in the first post, I would assume he would take SOME advice from the highly experienced members.

 

[scottc]

I’ll eventually try and get this tree to look like The one on the left. This set of paintings is from early 1700’s from my collect

@scottc ; what exactly do you want to get out of this thread?

mostly critical comments and some good advice I’m to stubborn to take.

 

[Vance Wood]

A tree like the image from the drawing you have shown will be very difficult to develop from the Mugo you have presented here as your subject/victim. First of all the drawing is surrealistic and is far from being even plausible. My point here is to decide on an image that has two traits; one is it realistic and the other is it possible understanding your current skill set.

 

[A. Gorilla]

I would like to see this alive and kicking in 3 years.

This makes me chuckle. Not sure why. This could be the beginning of something infamous.

 

[scottc]

She is still kicking around!!!! I was told it will never survive 3 years. Im getting close!!!!!

 

[Paulpash]

But no closer to your aim of getting it to look like the left tree in post #28...?

 

[Japonicus]

Timing is right (here) for a non glazed pot, if we knew where in this world this project exists.

 

[scottc]

But no closer to your aim of getting it to look like the left tree in post #28...?

Had to give that idea up. Bottom branch did not make it.

 

[scottc]

Timing is right (here) for a non glazed pot, if we knew where in this world this project exists.

Salt Lake City

 

[Vance Wood]

Mugos in my experience do not adapt well to the Cascade style. However now that you know you can keep one alive maybe its time to take it serious.

 

[A. Gorilla]

I appreciate the update. Keep it up. Looks healthy.

 

[MrWunderful]

Reminds me of a tree from the lorax.

Good for you OP showing enough patience to keep it alive.

 

[leatherback]

I was told it will never survive 3 years.

Hm.. but not this this, or That other thread about the tree?

What have you meanwhile learned about pine & bonsai? How do you see the road of development for this tree?

To be honest, I am a little sad to see the amount of development. I would have expected more and hoped that you would have found a way to make it work.

 

[A. Gorilla]

Dude, it's a spite tree. Those are worth their weight in gold.