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Re: [SG] Attention Tree People!

On Mon, 4 May 1998, Michael D. Cook wrote:

> Does this mean I have just limited my tree to a mature height of 2'?  Will
> a new shoot emerge from the growing point?  Should I try to train a branch
> to replace the standard, or is the growth pattern such that it makes no
> difference that the shoot was destroyed?  If I have to train a branch, how
> do I do that?

I haven't dealt with a Davidia with a missing leader, but chances are
that one of the top branches will start to grow straight up, and
make a new leader.  Happens all the time in lots of other plants.

Only thing you need to do is to make a nice clean cut just below
the broken area... just like you were pruning a rose.

Plants can put up with a lot.

Kay Lancaster    kay@fern.com
just west of Portland, OR; USDA zone 8 (polarfleece)
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