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22-10-2003, 11:03 AM

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from (MallowKat) contains these words:

My new house has an apple tree which was chopped down. The stump has
produced
loads of shoots which are several feet high. Can I expect to get
apples from
one of these shoots if I choose the best and cut the others off? Can I then
limit the height of the tree to say 7ft?

Yes, you can expect apples, but whether they will be any good depends on
whether the shoots are coming off above or below the original graft -
assuming it's not on its own rootstock.

You can prune it or train it to any height which suits you.

So the answer is 'suck it and see'.

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