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Bonsai pinus mugo 4-14

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The mugo pine, also known as mountain pine, is very easy to cultivate, especially when left uncultivated so you can shape it yourself into a bonsai.

  • Photos taken in july 2026
  • Sold in a polystyrene box

This is the perfect opportunity to practice on a mature specimen with great potential. You will need to gradually carry out:

  • branch selection,
  • wiping and shaping,
  • structural pruning,
  • and finally repotting, which should be done at the end, or even a year after the initial work.

⚠️ This is not a task to be completed all at once: the transformation takes place over several years, step by step, respecting the tree's natural rhythm.

👉 This Mugo pine can also be worked on at a bonsai club, where you can benefit from the advice and experience of other enthusiasts.

Waist 80 cm
Location Outside
Age 35 years
Foliage Persistent
Height Entre 40 et 80 cm

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Cultivation Advice

In its natural environment, it is a mountainside tree exposed to cold, wind and sun. So you have to leave it outside all year round and it doesn't require any special protection.

It should be controlled and moderated. Let the root ball dry out a little between waterings to avoid excess moisture. Protect mugo pine during periods of prolonged rainfall to prevent the tips of the needles from turning yellow.

In the spring just after the buds start to grow. Choose a well-draining substrate that will avoid stagnant moisture at the roots. Repot every 3 years for mugo pines in formation, then space them out as they mature and become denser.

Pruning : Always leave needles and buds on a branch you cut back, otherwise it will dry out. Shorten the longest branches, the twigs at the back will take over.

Ligation : During the winter until the beginning of spring so as not to damage the buds and candles. The mugo pine has a fairly soft wood that is quite easy to tie and allows for fairly free shaping.

On a mature bonsai, fertilize only from summer onwards. On a mugo pine in formation that you want to grow or densify, start fertilizing in late spring.

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