Hi CathyLee,
The best solution is to get an apple rootstock and graft some of your
'yellow august' onto it. Sounds like it may have been semi-dwarf rootstock, so
get a rootstock to match that height, unless you want to change the size of the
resulting tree. You want to cut the 'yellow august' branches as soon as
possible, taking new growth at the ends of the
branches with at least two or three buds. Put it in the cooler of your
refrigerator until you can do the grafting. Check the web for information
on how to do grafting. It's not very complicated, but requires a little
practice to get the techniques down pat.

Sherwin Dubren

CathyLee wrote:

In the September hurricane here in NS, I had a apple tree blow over, the
yellow august type, my favorite.

It was a mature tree, 15 ft + with the help of the farm tractor we stood
it back up and braced it with 3 fence posts. The winter winds knocked it
back down.

My husband is going to saw it down, but it has buds coming on it .

Is there a way we can cut it and have it send out shoots?
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CathyLee
They neigh I pay
Nova Scotia, Canada
Zone 5a