Give them a while (like a year) to recover from repotting before trying to
style them.

You could probably get away with removing a minor branch or two, but why
take the chance? Or, you could move it into a larger pot, just teasing out
some of the roots (but not trimming them more than accidentally).

If the pot and soil that they are in is okay for another year or so, you
might want to style, then transplant next year.

Chase Rosade says that pines do not "like" being repotted and styled at the
same time. In my experience, that's like saying you don't like being hung or
electrocuted. In short, they die.

Regards,

Bart
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Harris"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 12:20 AM
Subject: [IBC] Mugo Question


Sunday I bought a couple of dwarf mugo pines. One is a Pinus mugo
"Valley Cushion" and the other Pinus mugo "White Bud". The plants are in
their nursery containers.

My questions are; can I at this time of year repot these into bonsai
pots?

Is there anything that I need to look out for in repotting them?

Can I bareroot them now to get them into a good bonsai soil mix?

Once repotted can I start to style these trees at this point?

Thanks,
Jim Harris
S.E. Michigan, Zone 5b



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