Is there a way to stop new shoots from starting? I'm sure with the last two winters a lot of people have this. I have a few trees that died to the ground. They came back and sent up lots of new shoots. I thinned them out the end of last year. I need to thin them out even more down to three, but the tree just wants to keep trying to send out shoots from the stump. I'm guessing I just have to keep pulling them until the three trunks get bigger and establish the tree, but it's annoying! Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Your tree is producing a lot of energy from its large root system.
This energy has to go somewhere.
Pinching out small unwanted shoots will initiate more shoots!
I recommend you wait a month, let a group of shoots establish and then select the best ones to keep.
Then remove all the spare ones.
The large root system will then be able to 'feed' these remaining stems.
You actually have a good problem
FigsterIan
Really happy with what I have.
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Yes, with about 12 in-ground trees that had heavy cold damage this is the bane of my existence right now. I sterilize my pruning shears between each tree so this adds to the time required to keep the suckers at bay.Steve
D-i-c-k-e-r-s-o-n, MD; zone 7a
WL: Castillon, Fort Mill Dark, White Baca
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