Hi Guys
So i picked this up today from my local garden center. Seemed like a good buy.
As you can see, almost every level of branches is forming knuckles with 2 to 3 branches growing from each one. Can I branch select and remove the un needed branches now to avoid over swelling, or is there a better time of year to remove un needed branches?
And Advice is really appreciated .
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I prune my pines any time the need arises and I have the time to do it. Does not seem to matter when this sort of pruning is done.
The current trunk is long with very little taper so consider using most of it as a sacrifice instead of removing excess branches. Possibly use the lowest or one of the second level branches as the trunk extension. In the meantime leave all the rest and let it grow for a couple of years to thicken the base of the trunk. You would also need to do some pruning of the branches you want to use in the final design so they don't end up long and bare.
Remember that mugho is a single flush pine so the usual JBP schedule and technique are not used with mugho.
shibui wrote: ↑October 3rd, 2020, 5:23 pm
I prune my pines any time the need arises and I have the time to do it. Does not seem to matter when this sort of pruning is done.
The current trunk is long with very little taper so consider using most of it as a sacrifice instead of removing excess branches. Possibly use the lowest or one of the second level branches as the trunk extension. In the meantime leave all the rest and let it grow for a couple of years to thicken the base of the trunk. You would also need to do some pruning of the branches you want to use in the final design so they don't end up long and bare.
Remember that mugho is a single flush pine so the usual JBP schedule and technique are not used with mugho.
I can't see or feel the soil but I doubt the roots will have filled that one yet. You may get a little extra growth from a larger pot but overpotting can cause nearly as many problems as underpotting. Pines are relatively slow growing so they don't seem to be able to take quite as much advantage of the extra space as some of the faster growing deciduous or natives.
Regular fert and good watering will probably give you the best growth rates this summer but going up one pot size probably would not hurt either if you wanted to.
