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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Sep-2004
Location: Bartlesville OK
Country: USA
Posts: 839
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My five Dollar Mugho Contest Reject
Here's the mugho that prompted my search for any advice from Vance and caused the resurgence of "Cultivating Mugho Pines."
I got it in the junk pile at a nursery when I picked up my contest boxwood. I really liked the nebari and trunk, and was pleased that there weren't TOO many branches to be pruned off like on many nursery mughos. Actually, that was because some of them had died off (for lack of light I think).
I took it home and repotted it but decided not to do any other initial styling. Not sure whether I want to do that this month or wait till this time next year.
The repot was semi-uneventful because most of its nursery soil had been washed out of its container anyway, so the roots were pretty compact.
I wish I had potted it higher in this, its training pot. My picture quality is still cheap, but here it is.
I'm bracing myself. I have some thoughts, what are yours?
I think this is front and then back.
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