Wow, 5 years old and probably smaller than your fist. I'd have to put a big stake next to it so I didn't step on it by mistake!! Has the little beauty produced any cones as yet? Can't imagine how tiny they would be....

Very cool.

Holly

Whoa, that is one small Mugo! Fantastic!

I added another ordinary pumilio this Winter, and it's looking good up by the driveway.
One day I might locate some of these excellent cultivars that I see featured by you gents.

Here's my first Mugo - in the ground over a year now:

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And this is the new addition.

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Josh

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Pinus mugo "Carl Fricard"
Cl�ment

Yes! Carl Fricard. I like that.

And cool Josh!

Dax

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Pinus mugo 'Krca 1'

Stephen, this one is in my garden :-) therefore I may play!!!........Dax

Pinus uncinata 'Baby'
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Cool Mugos, guys!

Josh

Well, I was going to post a photo of the 'Jakobsen' planted this morning, but hubby has hidden the camera again.

Trust me, it's cute.

LOVE 'Carl Fricard'.

Love the cute little mugos. Surfed by because I bought a 'Donna's Mini' this morning.

Here's a couple golden varieties:
Pinus mugo 'Carsten's Wintergold'
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Pinus mugo 'Amber Gold'
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-Sam

Hah! Found the camera.

Pinus mugo 'Jakobsen'


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Here are a few pics of a mugo I found at Lowes late last fall. It was with a bunch of normal mugos but caught my eye for obvious reasons. The yellow was more pronounced then. It seems a fair amount of the yellow needles browned out. I'll take some more pics once buds break. It should be interesting to see how the new growth looks.

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Any of the experts have any thoughts?

Steg

Steg, I'm still learning about stuff like this but I think this might be a nutrient or water issue and not normal. If it looks the same, happy in the ground for a while I'd say you have something. Keep an eye on it.

Pinus mugo 'Paul's Dwarf'
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'Teeny'
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'Mops'
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-Will

Will, that 'Michelle' is a nice one and is special because this witches' broom isn't found on a 'Mops' this time but on a 'Sherwood Compact'.
Beware of fungusses into this little one, because it's so tight you have to cut it open every 2 years so light and wind can go in it to keep it healthy.
How about the witches'broom I discovered last year from one of your pics?

Josh, what are the cultivar names of both your pics?
Unfortunately you didn't mention them.

Clement, that 'Carl Frikard', is it from Scandinavia and is it a seedling selection or a witches'broom?

Stephen, that 'Krca 1' looks like the "Alpine Type', is it a witches'broom of it?

Sam, I told here it this forum a lot of times that 'Carsten's Wintergold' must be written as 'Carstens'.
Please never use it again!

Pinus mugo 'Mops Michl'
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Discovered as a witches'broom in the Czech Republic.

Hey, Edwin!
Good to see you. Nice broom, as well.

Sorry, I only made a somewhat obtuse reference to my Mugos.
They're both Pinus mugo var. pumilio...nothin' special.

Josh

Edwin, I don't know, I have this plant from long time,
from Simon nursery in central Deutscland.
I think it's a seedling, because this nursery are not a specialist of conifers.
Clement

Pinus mugo 'Mops'
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Pinus mugo 'Carstens' still yellow tips so sun sensitive needle burn?
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Pinus mugo 'Sherwood Compact'
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SC candle 3 weeks ago
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SC current new growth
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Pinus mugo 'Wintergold' new growth
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Seems to be that practically everyone on these forums with a camera can contribute to these galleries. Hundreds of pinus mugo cultivars and varieties exist, so let's see if we can get the ball rolling again:

'Donna's Mini'. Witches broom possible/likely in the center/right area. Will trim the rest back a little next year and give it room.
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Pinus mugo 'Hrock'?? Pinus sylvestris? Opinions?
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Pinus mugo 'Pal Maleter'. Strong varigation, even in part-shade here.
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'Winter Sonne'. A nice subtle gold in Winter.
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'Weis Blue'. Does have a bluish hue at times.
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'Sherwood Compact'. Picturesque.
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Pinus mugo(x densiflora) 'Edsal Wood'
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'Ambergold'. About 12 years old.
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-Will

I came across a mugo with a variegated sport. It's yellow/cream colored. Variegation is inconsistent as some branch ends go completely white while others just have a few white needles. Possibly even some pure green tips.
Is it worth propagating? Or are there plenty of quality variegated cv's already out there?

Few mugo pines from Hanutkowo

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mugo Andrzej

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mugo Jirka Sourek

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mugo Little Delicious

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mugo Maria

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mugo Suzy/Suzy Hexe

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mugo Tyller

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mugo White Tip

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uncinata Bochnik

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uncinata Jezek

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uncinata SS23

SS23 = "Snehurka" founded in 1989
Clement

Pinus mugo 'Pincushion'

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Nice 'Pincushion' but I think you've to repot it soon, it's running out of space ;0)

Hi CJ hope your Christmas was good and you're enjoying a well earned break from the work : )

Yeah, the pot is a little large just yet but I went by the root length once they were unwound form the small pot it came in. It's not as huge as the camera perhaps makes it look.

Thanks, yep I'm enjoying this break very much, it will take untill New Year's Day :0)
Tomorrow I'm going to help Henk with his new conifer rock garden.

The problem of a to big pot is that the plant will get drowned and will die because of root rot, please watch out for this...

That sounds great!

Make sure you take plenty of pictures of;

The rock garden in stages of completion,

You and Henk holding cans of beer,

Plants,

Plants.

How does it work that a pot can be too big? (apart from just looking silly). I have heard it said before but never understood the actual water dynamics.

Very nice, Severn!

The only reason not to use a large container is if you're using a heavy, water-retentive soil.
A large volume of fine particulate will hold excessive amounts of moisture, and the soil won't
dry out quickly enough to return oxygen to the root-zone; neither can the small plant use up the
moisture in the soil quickly enough.

But with a durable, well-draining mix, you can use any container size you wish. It looks to me
that this is a bark, perlite, potting soil mix, which (as you know) I can attest is an excellent
compromise between moisture retention and drainage.

Josh

Thanks Josh! CJ on principal maintains a standard of collectors accountability hence checking that elementary pitfalls are avoided and between the two of you my collection has one sight of a chance more than it did without. The acid test will be when I can finally purchase from Edwin and not be worried about him casually asking 'How's that Abies koreana 'Krzemien' you asked me to find for you doing?'

;0)

Honestly, it's a safer policy ;-)

If I didn't know that you'd graduated to making your own mixes, I might caution against
too large a container, as well. This Summer, you'll find out if the mix dries more quickly
or less quickly than you like, and you'll be able to tailor your potting medium one step further.

I really must applaud you for jumping right in! Bravo!

Josh

It'll be a certain amount of fingers crossed for the rest of this winter and throughout the summer. The mix couldn't be improved to absolute perfection, time & money preclude that. So it's like the best 4 star insurance. I can't stop it raining or cover all the pots so that will have to be; drought is more manageable but the risk of overwatering in the event won't be more dangerous than the rain. Rapid drying out of the top few inches could catch me out, the containers are already mulched well for frost so that will work out. Monitoring the weather for a hot spring (again) will be important. I can water everything in 20 mins before work so no excuse to be caught out. I see no reason to be pessimistic, the possible loss of one or two fussy ones will always make gaps that don't stay gaps long ; )

Thanks for the photos everyone.
Sam, would you send an email my direction as I'd like to begin saving your photos for ACS. I'll need your first and last name and any other information you would like included such as Albers Vista Gardens (did I say that correct?) & I will give you full credit for any photos, used. Thanks.

Dax

@ dirtslinger: looking back to this topic I just red about your discovered variegated mutation...
Is it still there and can you show us some pics of it?
Many thanks in advance!