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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48745
Hi,

How do I get backbudding on this pinus mugo?

Thank you in advance.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48750
In the peak of early summer, july, cut back hard. You can cut into the area that grew last year assuming there is still a good amount of last years needles.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48751
Thank you.

Is it possible to cut back to the branch that I highlighted on the picture?
Is it a problem that some of the needles on the branch that I highlighted are slightly brown and some are green?
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48752
I am not good with pines. But to me that branch looks plenty healthy and I would not hesitate to cut back. But... I kill pines
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48753
Thank you.

Me neither. It's my first pine.

Are there some pine experts who can confirm our theory?
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48755
No expert here, but I don't kill pines.
It is safe to cut back that branch to the first fork. Leave a stub so if it dies back it will do so to the fork and not further down.
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Posted 5 years 8 months ago #48756
If your tree is really healthy you can decandle completely. Contrary to common knowledge I ( and with me some others) experienced backbudding on mugo pines with this technique, even on old wood.
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