Mugo Pine Bonsai Back Budding

Back buds buds that develop not at the ends of branches but from within the tree s interior allow us to maintain the size and shape of our trees.
Mugo pine bonsai back budding. This equates to july and august in most climates. In this video jason shares two black pines from his nursery. Continue chasing it back down the branch over time. Mugo survives where the average summer temperature is just about 10 c and winter temperatures drop to below 30 c.
This hard pruning of the first flush of growth prompts strong back budding in mugo pines. To stimulate back budding. Place the pine bonsai outside in full sun. I d start by pruning back to your last two or three leaves.
During the spring snow melt huge chunks of compacted snow and ice can wreak inconceivable havoc. Scots pinus sylvestris japanese white pinus parviflora mugho pinus mugho ponderosa pinus ponderosa and japanese black pinus thunbergi. The stress caused by removing spring growth can activate dormant or adventitious buds on woody growth. This allows more sunlight to penetrate the plant and promote a hardy vibrant pine.
The ideal repotting time would seem to be after the first flush of growth has extended and is cut back see below and before the end of the summer. Only hard prune if your tree is healthy. One black pine bonsai with the candle cut recently and another with the candles cut 2 3 weeks prior. Make sure the mugo pine gets good sun.
Snow can pile up several meters deep compressing the flexible pines into incredible shapes. This can cause some back budding. The mugo pine appears to be one of a few tree species that actually prefer repotting and rootpruning during the growing season. This article will examine needle control techniques for pines commonly found in bonsai collections in the temperate regions of north america.
A week later come back and remove the smaller ones. Why decandle red and black pine bonsai. Once the tree has recovered and is healthy again prune back to the last of the newer leaves. And it will take time.
However unlike japanese black pines mugo pines backbud from where old needles remain on a branch not where they have been removed plucked. Foliage reduction and location. This helps the first and second flush of growth develop and adds to decreasing the needle size needles grow longer if the tree doesn t get enough sunlight. You will want to remove at least two thirds of the buds also called candles from your mugo.