bwaynef

I've attached photos of a recent mugo 1st-style and repot. I apologize for no befores and no durings. It was 1-gallon nursery material. It looks to be about 2-3 years old.

I cut the bottom half of the roots (and possibly part of the trunk). Then I decided to work only half of the rootball (while teasing loose the other half.) The roots were a tangled mess and I saw that they had wrapped around in a previous container as described in a recent repotting thread. This was textbook. I cut a pie-shaped wedge out of those roots and trimmed any remaining thick roots. I dusted with rooting hormone, then began teasing free some of the roots on the other side. I'd say it has about 30% of the original roots, maybe a little more. Lots of good fine feeder roots though.

I kept a few too many branches as I TEND to do. I have wired every branch, and most of the secondary branches I plan to use ...or at least keep until I get branches closer in. I did some wiring I thought I'd seen in Naka's Techs I, but after careful perusal of the literature I did what was illustrated as "What not to do." Oh well.

I'm skeptical about its survival because of my past experiences with mugo (1 dead) and because of the amount of roots I removed. I plan not to touch it other than water and fertilizer until next fall. I'm tempted to try some organic/slow release fertilizer (cakes) on this one (and a JBP I'm holding off on working.)

Sorry about the visibility of the trunkline (and lack thereof.) I planted it a bit lower in the pot than would have been ideal. Any hints, tips, forecasts, or guesses about the survivability of this pine would be appreciated.

Wayne F.

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