# Mugo pine clump

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mugo-pine-clump/11241>\
**Category:** Design\
**Created:** [January 16, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mugo-pine-clump/11241 "2024-01-16T18:58:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chris\_anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/chris_anderson/32/34005_2.png) [@chris\_anderson](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/chris_anderson)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mugo-pine-clump/11241/1 "2024-01-16T18:58:40Z")

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I’m thinking of pulling the whorl of branches at the ground to the ground and getting them to root in. And training this mugo as a clump any one else done this before?

 ![1000003363](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/2/3/23b3511a53402eef2e0ea38243d799338bbb2653.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mugo-pine-clump/11241/2 "2024-01-17T16:29:29Z")

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I agree that a clump is a good approach for this tree. Pines tend to be slow to root from layers so it may be on the original roots for a long time in which case it would probably be classed as a raft.

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**Author:** ![chris\_anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/chris_anderson/32/34005_2.png) [@chris\_anderson](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/chris_anderson)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/mugo-pine-clump/11241/3 "2024-01-18T05:41:55Z")

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Ok thanks for the info