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I stand and stare a lot
Join Date: Oct-2003
Location: Leicester
Country: United Kingdom
Posts: 646
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Mugo Pine with potential?
I thought it is about time to get some comments and suggestions for this potential bonsai.
I obtained it two years ago from an old lady down the road when she had her front garden paved. The tree was sitting in a half broken plastic tub, with what can be best described as soggy peat dust for soil, looking very sorry for itself. It was destined to go on to the skip (dumpster) and the lady was happy to let me have it in return for a little help with clearing the front garden ready for the paving.
Due to the poor condition of the soil, I immediately repotted it in to a mix of composted bark, grit and akadama. The roots were a soggy mess with loads of rot and I had to bare root the poor thing to be able to salvage what was there and hoped for the best.
Not much doing for a few months, but then it recovered and started to get a more acceptable colour. Some new buds started to apear on the tips of the branches. Feeding comenced with rape seed pellets followed by a good dose of Blood fish and Bone in the Atumn. I overwintered it in the cold greenhouse to protect any new roots and to keep the worst of the rain off.
Last year it started to really push some growth and I felt it safe to start with some training. What you see is what I saw as the best option given the shape of the tree. Please ignore the pot for now as I am planning to have one of those half moon pots made specifically for this tree when the time comes.
I would love to hear your comments and suggestions.
First Picture shows suggested front, the second one the side view.
Mike
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