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| see pic. tree was doing nicely prior to winterkill. will a new tree growing out of the trunk be weak and prone to failure at the point where the new growth is originating?
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| I don't think it will be an issue provided the area below the new sprout is undamaged. That would mean healthy and growing bark all the way around. You won't know that until the tree increases in diameter over the next couple yrs. Damaged areas will show up as sunken while live bark increases in diameter. I'd cut the old trunk off at some point at an angle, higher side towards top shoot and not much stub above new growth. You want that cut to grow over asap. That requires live bark all around. I'd stake/support the tree a few yrs. Until it heals over well it may not be as strong as undamaged. So it's your call on keeping tree. PS: You can try the scratch test on that lower trunk. It might give you an idea what's going on. Bright green and it's alive, brown or streaked brown/green and it may be dead in that area. |
This post was edited by fruitnut on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 12:20
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| I have the same situation and was just about to post the same question. This happened to me in the past and I took the tree out, I'll definitely give it a shot this year. |
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- Posted by Johnnysapples (My Page) on Mon, Jun 23, 14 at 19:50
| Was that a grafted tree? You might just have the root stock shooting up growth. |
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