Mugo Pine Peeking Up In the Snow - January 2026
Planted back in the Fall of 2021 , we have a (still) small Mugo Pine in the backyard northside bed about 3/4's of the way back. It is planted pretty close to the Harry Lauder Walking Stick Tree that I posted about yesterday . It was a #1 gallon conifer when it went in and cost just $5.00. I posted about it one-year after planting as it was establishing itself (but not putting on any growth at that time). Then, in Fall of 2022, I noted that the (dang!) rabbits were feasting on this small shrub . By Fall of 2024 it had grown a little bit , but it still was small. Today? Like the Harry Lauder Contorted Walking Stick Tree ...this one has been 'slow-growing'. Here, below, is the Mugo Pine peeking up out of the snow: I included the idea of ' conifers should come first ' in my v1 draft of Jake's Great Garden Rules and this Mugo Pine is an example of a conifer that I planted earlier than most. Was it likely too ...