Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
Three Gallon Nursery Mugo.
This Mugo was started about seven years ago, and yes it has a long way to go before some of you would even think of trying to make a bonsai of it. But for those who realize opportunity is where you find it keep looking, trunks like this one are not all that uncommon, it's just uncommon that anyone finds them or takes the time to do so. As you can see it has a lot of design elements to be added before the essential style is codified, there is a good deal of wire work to do and ramification has only started. As to the bark. You have to understand one thing here. We have little control over bark and a Mugo is not a Japanese Black Pine which is noted for its fine bark characteristics. I think sometimes people equate all Pine Bonsai as being sub-par,(they may be right) if the bark doesn't look like JBP. The only tree that comes close the the Ponderosa Pine. Both Ponderosa and Black Pine are plagued with large needles, the Mugo is not.
This Mugo was started about seven years ago, and yes it has a long way to go before some of you would even think of trying to make a bonsai of it. But for those who realize opportunity is where you find it keep looking, trunks like this one are not all that uncommon, it's just uncommon that anyone finds them or takes the time to do so. As you can see it has a lot of design elements to be added before the essential style is codified, there is a good deal of wire work to do and ramification has only started. As to the bark. You have to understand one thing here. We have little control over bark and a Mugo is not a Japanese Black Pine which is noted for its fine bark characteristics. I think sometimes people equate all Pine Bonsai as being sub-par,(they may be right) if the bark doesn't look like JBP. The only tree that comes close the the Ponderosa Pine. Both Ponderosa and Black Pine are plagued with large needles, the Mugo is not.
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