Score! Mine went into the ground three years ago and has been perfectly happy since, never missed a beat. Yours is a hallmark specimen indeed, this years candles will make that even more of a behemoth before too long, nice thing about buying now.

Thank you! I worried about it all winter and kicked myself for not buying it. We had the worst winter we've ever experienced for low temps. I can't believe it sat out there in burlap and looks this beautiful. I love it!

One of the 'If I only had one conifer' candidates for sure. You'll have no regrets now.

Now to decide where it will live for the rest of my/its life. LOL

do you always happen to have spare burlap in the car ... lol ... for just such emergencies???

one of my faves ...

ken

nice one!

Choice!

My approx 4yr old in a rainy riot of a border. Yours must be knocking on a decade.

Pinus mugo 'Sherwood Compact'
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Ken...actually I do. LOL Sign of a true addict!

severnside...yours is lovely! I think you hit the nail on the head with the age. The other day I was at the same nursery and the manager told me that it has been at their facility for around 8 years in their back growing area.

They lost an old friend and you gained one as it were. I dream of finding such items tucked away in nurseries.

Does the rootball soil and yours compare? Are you pretty confident of the planting out? You may want to post over on the discussion side and Ken et al can walk you through - he's done the big burlap balls. Of course I may be suggesting you suck eggs, sorry if so.

she knows how to do it ...

seems like just 8 months or so ago.. she was complaining she couldnt shoehorn in another plant... lol ..

ken

lol @ suck an egg and at you, ken....Winter deaths gave me an excuse to plant new stuff! isn't that sad....

Hey Ademink, any update?

Mine has completed it's new growth and basks in the sun surrounded by the pink flowers of Delosperma cooperi.

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I saw this one on a garden tour back in '08. Don't know how old it was.

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...and a little closer.

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tj

Wow...that one is incredible!

severnside - yours looks GREAT! It's so nice and full!!

Mine is currently heeled in with no home yet. Trying to revamp the yard this year in between working 60 hours a week and it isn't going quickly. UGH.

Had a little inner needle die out initially but it is looking thoroughly happy now. I couldn't figure out why the browning, etc and then - duh - realized that it must have actually rooted at the nursery and they had to cut it out.,

I was panicking but now that it has stabilised I can breathe again.

(ahhhhhh!!! scary!)

Brilliant specimen Tj. I'd hazard a guess at 20-25yrs. I like the way they fill right out to a uniform dome.

Interior dying is no worry Ademink, almost anything will trigger that. At least cleaning the dead needles out is easier than a heldriechii where they are among the very sharp green foliage, ouch! When you do move it again will you try and conserve it's new rootball? I've moved great hemispheres of clay to prevent another root shakeup.

Believe it or not, this baby just now found it's permanent home. It has been in an area in-waiting since 2014...insane. Hubby had 2 shoulder surgeries and 2 back surgeries since then so the yard re-vamp is just now happening. He's nearly bionic! lol The "heel in" location wasn't full sun so it has become a more open habit but it is still doing well. I had to kill off a 'Viridis' JM to create its final resting place but I look forward to seeing it take off now that it is finally home. I'll get a pic shortly. :)

Looks good there. Thanks for the update.

tj

Love it. Such a great mugo. I like how the needles are so uniform forming clean little cupped tubes.

Here's an old one I just recently saw. It looks a little shaded but doing well. Hidden Lake Gardens, MI, March 2018.

I love it when an overall plant creates textures

ron

That one is fantastic, Garen! Super tight needles. I look forward to new growth this spring!