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Fri, May 23, 14 at 5:20
| I have a young plum tree in fruit and the new shoots are growing way outside the tree itself.Can I just top them off so as to stop any further growth? PJS. |
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| They are suckers. Do some reading about them on internet, for example, here: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Suckers
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- Posted by PeterS1938 UK (My Page) on Mon, May 26, 14 at 10:28
| Hi Galinas These are not suckers as they are shooting from the middle of the tree and they are not water sprouts as they are growing outwards from the middle and top of the tree..Thanks for the reply. PJS |
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| Yes,they can be topped or thinned(completely removed).Those two ways are a part of normal pruning. Topping will most likely promote multiple stems at that cut,which is okay.If it grows too much,cut some more. Brady |
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