Mugho Pine "Valley Cushion"

This is a Mugho Pine "Valley Cushion" with a decent trunk and lots of excellent movement... the tree was started for bonsai and was grown from a cutting (no grafts here) .... it is about 15 yrs old or so...

This is how it looked when I got it home ....



After about an hour of mayhem....



as always comments are welcome.... thinking this will look good in a dark redish brown unglazed pot maybe with a lip maybe?

when you get it wired you'll have to share with us your styling.

That's a very interesting tree you've got, and a very good start with it.

Before thinkling of a pot, I'd adapt it first in a training container to see how it behaves.

If it's like other cultivars, it will backbud and you will be able to shorten the branches without contorting them with wire to make it look more compact.

ang3lfir3 wrote: ... ... and was grown from a cutting (no grafts here) .... it is about 15 yrs old or so... ... ...

I could have never imagined that pines can be propagated from cuttings
I think this tree gives you enough possibilities.

dick benbow wrote:when you get it wired you'll have to share with us your styling.

Yes of course ... tho that won't be for awhile... this tree needs a little time to recover from the mayhem [plus I am working on wiring out another Korean Hornbeam which will take a few days]

my nellie wrote:I could have never imagined that pines can be propagated from cuttings

ok well what I know is that the tree is not grafted .... so take that for what it is worth... and yes the tree is full of lots of options...

AlainK wrote:
Before thinkling of a pot, I'd adapt it first in a training container to see how it behaves.

If it's like other cultivars, it will backbud and you will be able to shorten the branches without contorting them with wire to make it look more compact.

Thank you I agree that hopefully it will pop back radically .... we'll see... as to not worrying about a pot... well let's just say I have no plans on putting it in a bonsai pot ne time in the near future... I like to think of possible pots which can help we envision a completed bonsai that much more... and I LOVE pots almost as much as I love bonsai... so its fun

I also realized that since most people here don't know me (there are a few who do) that this post might have seemed pretty bonsai noob-ish .... while I am still young in my time in the art [4yrs] ... I would hope that I have evolved past most of the initial bonsai beginner sillyness [I hope]

Thanks for the comments .... pines aren't really my thing ... I get enough working on them at Elandan so this is kind of rare for me