Mugo pine - Pinus mugo mugo

Soildoc

Can anyone give me a brief description of the growing needs for a mugo pine. *I bought one last winter from a nursery and it grew until I repotted into another growing container this spring. *After I repotted it, the darn thing looks terrible. * I have read several conflicting articles on the environmental needs of this tree and need some "straight on" advice. *I'm in central MS and our days are around 80-90 with relatively high humidity (I can't wait for summer to hit). *The tree needles are losing their color and are now a pale green. *I've been letting the soil dry a little between waterings and have moved the tree to a shaded area where it may get an hour or so of afternoon sun only. *This seems to have slowed things down a little and I'm hoping that the tree will come back but, for all I know, I'm making things worse than they were to begin with.

Thanks for any help

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ripsgreentree

Doc: How have you been, I havent talked to you in a long time. My thinking on your pine is three fold. Timing seems to be off for repotting, possibly to early in the year. Also how hard did you cut the roots. And last has the soil stayed to wet.
Each of these factors could cause the shock that you are describing. It also sounds like you have done the best that you can for the tree. Good luck...ripsgreentree

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