How Large Is Rootball on Mugo Pine?
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Comments (6)there is a very active conifer forum ... but i will answer you here ... first... as noted.. there is no predictability unless its a named cultivar .... and with said name.. you could research growth rate and size potential ... ... and.. though an exaggeration ... i like to say.. for impact. .. that if momma has 100 foot potential.. a dwarf of her.. might only grow 75 feet ... a true dwarf.. is supposed to grow.. 3 to 6 inches per year... you should be able.. since pine has one growth spurt in spring .... to look at any given pine.. and find out how much it grew last spring.. and simply presume... that is the MINIMUM annual growth.. and once established in the ground.... could be much more ... most size estimates are at 10 years... based on that annual growth rate ... and you can presume.. at 20 years.. they will be twice as large.. because.. as trees [NOT SHRUBS].... and as conifers [NOT SHRUBS] .. they really NEVER stop growing.... because.. they are.. wait for it.. NOT SHRUBS... lol ... i have some 5 year old MINIs ... that are barely bigger than a dinner plate .... but let me sum it up this way .... of my 600 odd conifers.. two were purchased at bigboxstore ... peruse the pix at the link.. to see the great variability ... on your words alone.. and do understand.. that the smaller of them ... are not un-named bigboxstore plants ... in the conifer forum .. there are some very current posts.. on preferred providers .... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MoreMugo Pine - Trimming
Comments (11)Hi Mary... If you do make pruning an option for control of what is there already, you'll need to follow this information. Each spring into June the shrub will produce new growth candles. When these candles (about June) transition (watch for this) from softwood to starting to harden to medium wood or better yet the best marker is when the needles begin to unfold. It's very visible because while a candle is being produced, you'll see stages where the elongation of the new growth candle happens, then you'll see stubs of needles begin to appear on the candle and finally the needles will elongate as well. This elongation period is the time to prune. To candle prune, cut an inch or there at the base of where the new spring candle began to elongate (from the previous year's bud, i.e.). Doing this will provide you a compact branch on any of the branches you choose to do this. Because of this, you can pinch some and leave others or pinch/prune at any location on each candle thus controlling the overall appearance of the shrub. This should help with your current boundry situation as well as allowing for some artistic pruning if desired. Good luck, not that you now need it. Dax P.s. I'm sure you understand now that cutting any branch back where there isn't a bud will kill that entire branch. No new bud will ever form that isn't visibly seen and eventually the final result will be the loss of all needles on that branch....See MoreWhats wrong with my Mugo pines?
Comments (7)I think it is too much water. Mugo pines prefers to be on the dry side. They love sun and heat. For now, cut off the dead branches at the lower part. Shake of the dead needles at the top. and stop watering or water only once (few seconds) every two weeks. I don't know what hardiness zone you are, but here in zone 7a/b I stop watering by mid Nov until next Spring. Also the thing about Mugo pines. For no reason at all, they decide to die and there's nothing you can do to save it. They are doing fine one day and the next day they go down. I have only two cultivars of Mugo pine and I water them sparingly even in the hot summer days and they are doing just fine. Too much water will sure kill it. J.N...See MoreEastern white pine vs. Mugo pine shrub
Comments (12)pines are conifers.. and conifers are trees .. but they are not shrubs ... though i understand things in front of the house are usually called such ... as trees.. they never really stop growing at some magical height .. so then you are down to pruning them every year ... and with an aggressive growing tree it can become a chore to try to beat it back ... sometimes its hard even with a stick .... anyway ... straight white pine.. can be telephone poles.. so they would need to be planted 30 to 50 feet from the house ... especially in snow load areas ... they can be had for a buck or two a piece ... for a one footer.. and in 5 years.. it could be 10 to 15 feet tall ... there is no reason to pay $80 for plain old plain old ... once you get into fancy cultivars ... which might grow slower ... and come in a variety of colors.. you are probably down to mail ordering something really cool ... you are NOT going to find exotic stuff at bigbox ... try the link below for a flavor of whats available ... since the next good planting time is fall .. you have plenty of time to figure it all out ... one of the pendula versions can be trained to the height you want.. and then will cascade down over the decades ... so they can be fit closer to a house ... and.. if you can grow it.. louis can be incredible ... in the conifer/tree world.. the full latin name is used for the best info .... ken note multiple pages .... https://www.coniferkingdom.com/strobus/...See Morewestes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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