Well, that's a bummer. The main thing I hope for is that it isn't just a "plain ol' mugo"...even if I can't get a correct ID.

Definitely not plain old mugo, that's a cultivar I would love to have myself. Beauty.

Check out the FB 'Minature Conifers' page as Miroslav Malik is currently showcasing pinus mugo, uncinata and pseudopumilio from his epic collection. Yours actually looks more like pseudopumilio for it's tightness but mugos can too which doesn't help. Use that page (you'll have to scroll down a way for them all as he's been updating it every few days so they're mixed in as batches) as a 'who does it look most like' thing. That may at least give you a shortlist.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/582648548468037/

Great - thanks so much! Looking at the interior trunk/branches, it looks like it actually has some age to it. I nearly strong-armed the kid for a deal but he could have cared less. Crazy old lady in some wacked out outfit clutching a plant with eyes like a crack addict. HAHA!

You're right! It does look like pseudopumilio! Ok...I'm hunting...

uhmmm... pine has only one flush a season ... and by now.. you know its annual growth rate in toto ... from bud to back.. following the same color bark .. until there is a whorl.. or different color back ...

cant see it in the pix .. but i am guessing max 3 inches per year ...

i might guess... its close to 10 years old ...

i looked at 5 of mine... no clue what yours is .. its not one of my 5 ...

ken

you really dont provide a scale

compare at link .. there is an old gw post if you flip to the web side ...

ken

https://www.google.com/search?q=Pinus+mugo+%27Meg%27s+Short+Needle&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAmoVChMItauj3-bqxgIVA0ySCh1QxAUs&biw=903&bih=745&dpr=0.9

Compare to 'Slowmound'.

since monrovia is a giant supplier.. i dont see any reason why that is not a great suggestion ... looking at the pix of that cultivar ... you can see the approx 3 inch growth i mentioned

ken