Congrats on the nice sized mugo. That's going to look great there. I haven't seen one in person but from looking at the photos on FaceBook and the web 3-6" annual growth looks correct even for ones in the ground. Iseli has it listed as so. I've found that their growth rate listings seem to be more accurate compared to other sources. Especially in the past few years as they have updated things.

you should be able to see this years growth.. and last years ... by studying bark maturation ... and then see if its within the 3 to 6 inches ....

of course ... you have to take into account that it is pot grown.. and probably heavily fert'd ... and it might be set back due to planting ...

the other pot is too close to the house ... but i suspect that just there for now ...

i think i recall.. back in the day.. mugo were seed grown.. and extremely variable as to what the plant turned into ... i hope this one is grafted so it has a known predictable history ...

ken

It's a lovely pine. Mine is about 5' tall...just be aware. You can, of course, prune it to keep it the size you want. Mine was grown from a 4" pot by a local nursery owner.

Thank you, everyone. Sarah, I’m guessing yours is about ten years old. Am I close? Does it turn a nice winter gold in your mild climate?

Ken, your suspicion about the other conifer up tight against the garage is correct. BTW, it’s a Lacebark Pine that I found at a Mennonite-owned nursery in the middle of nowhere. My wife coaxed me into going and am I ever glad I did.