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| I just moved into a foreclosed home that's about 5 years old and I have a very strange tree in the yard. At first I thought it was some sort of bush but upon closer inspection, it looks like the trunk was chopped off at about 4ft tall for some reason and now the tree is sprouting from the base of the trunk.
Is it still possible to save this tree? If so, what's the best way to prune it? This is the tree
Here is what the base of it looks like.. you can the old trunk just left of center with some of the bark peeling off
Here again, you can see the trunk..I guess they just decided to cut it down
This is what looks to be the same tree on the otherside of the house. Unfortunately due to the drought in Central Texas, it's lost almost all its leaves before I could water it when I moved in. Ironically the strangely growing tree is doing just fine
Any suggestions? |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 10:42
| Any suggestions? Fix the irrigation and all the other things in the house. Then rip it out and plant something new. Or, rip it out. Fix all the stuff. Plant new in spring. Dan |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 29, 11 at 12:38
| we need an ID... i dont recognize it ... but that wont stop me from guessing ... based on this fact: it looks like the trunk was chopped off at about 4ft tall for some reason ===>>> my guess... it was a grafted tree .. and the graft above the standard died .... so they cut it off.. and left the trunk ... which sprouted from the roots .... it is not the named variety of what was above ... and it is probably not the same tree as behind ... its a lesser version .. if so ... get rid of it ... ken |
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| I reminds me of the miserable little bushy crab apple tree that I was blessed with in my back yard when I moved here 4 yrs ago. Ugh! Rotten thing, some dolt hacked it off at the base nearly, then it did the same thing this thing appears to be doing. Same shaped leaves too nearly, well from what I remember after 2 years time. Hehe, looped some semi chain around its base, hooked it to the Dodge Ram and slowly ripped it up out of the ground. Was quite worth the fun of watching that miserable thing go. :) I'd yank it like the guys suggest. Even have some fun doing it too, if you can. LOL ~Tina |
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- Posted by christie_sw_mo Z6 (My Page) on Fri, Sep 30, 11 at 9:14
| If you're in no hurry, you could wait and see if it blooms in the spring but I think if you keep it, it's destined to be a shrub, not a tree. Remember anything new that you plant will have to be watered regularly. Don't be too quick to get rid of stuff that survived your drought. |
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| I'm reasonably sure its rootstock from an ornamental pear. The top probably died and they let it grow. It will grow into a thorny tree with white blossoms and tiny fruits. Overall, probably not a keeper. |
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