Greetings from Carson City, Nevada USA!!! I enjoyed the information you shared here. We are in the process of finishing our front yard landscaping and have yet to decide on which Mugo Pine we are getting, but we do know that we want them to stay small 🤠 Thanks again!
Greetings from Sparks Nevada. Good video. Can I prune them back to what would be considered an aggressive amount, say 40% in size and not kill the plant?
Unlike many shrubs, pine grows only from the top. So if you cut that much, most likely you will be left with bare trunks which unfortunately don’t have dormant buds that can produce new growth. This is the problem with overgrown mugo pines. You can reduce it in width but not in height.
I would really like a "regular" Mugo Pine. All I have ever found are "dwarf" mugo Pines. What am I doing wrong? I am sure there are normal sized Mugo pine-- that grow six or eight feet tall. I have several Dwarfs that will get to approximately 1 or 2 feet tall.
I don’t know which part of the world you live in, but I am sure nurseries have regular mugo pines for sale. It’s just the size of the plants that are common for sale is so small that you have to wait forever until they really start growing fast. It can take 10 years or more. You can also look for a variety of pinus sylvestris called Watereri which looks pretty much like a tall mugo pine when fully grown
Greetings from Carson City, Nevada USA!!! I enjoyed the information you shared here. We are in the process of finishing our front yard landscaping and have yet to decide on which Mugo Pine we are getting, but we do know that we want them to stay small 🤠 Thanks again!
Thank you for stopping by! I am glad you found this video useful!
Greetings from Sparks Nevada. Good video. Can I prune them back to what would be considered an aggressive amount, say 40% in size and not kill the plant?
Unlike many shrubs, pine grows only from the top. So if you cut that much, most likely you will be left with bare trunks which unfortunately don’t have dormant buds that can produce new growth. This is the problem with overgrown mugo pines. You can reduce it in width but not in height.
@@gardenergardening You’re awesome, thank you.
@gardenergardening - Thank You 🌲 this was my question as well!
Do you think that I could plant this in the front of my house? I'm wondering how thin I can keep it?
Hey, I am not quite sure what do you mean by “thin”, but mugo pines are suitable for any kind of pruning and shaping, even for bonsai
I would really like a "regular" Mugo Pine. All I have ever found are "dwarf" mugo Pines. What am I doing wrong? I am sure there are normal sized Mugo pine-- that grow six or eight feet tall. I have several Dwarfs that will get to approximately 1 or 2 feet tall.
I don’t know which part of the world you live in, but I am sure nurseries have regular mugo pines for sale. It’s just the size of the plants that are common for sale is so small that you have to wait forever until they really start growing fast. It can take 10 years or more. You can also look for a variety of pinus sylvestris called Watereri which looks pretty much like a tall mugo pine when fully grown
My “dwarf” mugos are around 6 feet tall at ten years of growth. But what do I know?
Removing pine-resin from secateurs is very simple, by using WD40 spray.
Good to know! I use white-spirit