Stuck on what way to approach the design of this Mugo Pine. My initial thought was the red line, but now considering the blue line. Figured I’d Jin the x portion. How would you approach it?
Personally, I’d take off the bottom branch on the left
The branch that you’ve marked with a blue X I would take off the top part of the split but keep the bottom as the first branch
Junkhead_88
I wouldn’t do any serious pruning yet (besides thinning the knuckle growth) and let it get bigger. From the research I’ve done while trying to decide how to attack my own mugos it’s very rare to find a small mugo that actually looks good.
I suggest focusing your efforts mainly on root work for now since they’re sensitive and it takes a long time to get them transitioned out of nursery pot/soil into better substrate. Too much root work or doing it at the wrong time of year is usually a death sentence.
smokeone234566
Blue top, red line wired down a bit and back to get a graceful line from the trunk.
Paddlepaddlepaddle
Have you considered keeping the part you crossed out and crossing off the ones you intend to keep? The movement is more graceful, the taper is better and it seems you can bring the foliage down anyway.
Not commenting on timing, just design.
Erazzphoto
I just realized the picture I took skewed the angles a bit. What I had as the blue line, that branch kind of goes off to the left where the actual blue line branch extends back. So the teal color is actually how that branch extended. I guess it could still be an option though
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I think the Blue line is definitely the Apex
Personally, I’d take off the bottom branch on the left
The branch that you’ve marked with a blue X I would take off the top part of the split but keep the bottom as the first branch
I wouldn’t do any serious pruning yet (besides thinning the knuckle growth) and let it get bigger. From the research I’ve done while trying to decide how to attack my own mugos it’s very rare to find a small mugo that actually looks good.
I suggest focusing your efforts mainly on root work for now since they’re sensitive and it takes a long time to get them transitioned out of nursery pot/soil into better substrate. Too much root work or doing it at the wrong time of year is usually a death sentence.
Blue top, red line wired down a bit and back to get a graceful line from the trunk.
Have you considered keeping the part you crossed out and crossing off the ones you intend to keep? The movement is more graceful, the taper is better and it seems you can bring the foliage down anyway.
Not commenting on timing, just design.
I just realized the picture I took skewed the angles a bit. What I had as the blue line, that branch kind of goes off to the left where the actual blue line branch extends back. So the teal color is actually how that branch extended. I guess it could still be an option though
https://preview.redd.it/8hin9gcr6gsg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=737bedcba752d0e388c164294448cee1843662a3
I think no pruning and just changing to inorganic soil is priority, although mine seems to handle summer repot with pruning pretty well
I would consider exposing the root base more to decide what gives the best look then find the branches in the tree that best support it