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The house I have moved into has an old damson tree in the garden. I
would
like to replace it with something smaller and more in keeing with the
garden. I have found that you get a lot of shooting coming up from the
roots, if I cut it down will these shoots over run my garden? Will
I have
to dig all the roots up? Old tree not fesable? Any advice would be
great.

A damson tree is something to die for.

However, if you *MUST* get rid of it, wait till autumn, dig it out with
a VAST earthball still attached to the roots and bring it round here for
me to dispose of. I'll dig a hole to bury it in...

Mmmmm. Damson jam!

Mmmmmmm! Damson wine!

Mmmmmmmmm! Freshly-picked sun-warmed damsons!

Mmmmmmmmmmm! Damson crumble!

The thought of that tree being destroyed has quite ruined my day.

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Rusty
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You don`t see that many of em nowadays do you. The old feller next door
has a nice looking tree but zero fruit on it. I`ve offered to prune it
to try and get some fruiting wood on it next year (part of my graduation
to fruit tree care).

Too many have been ripped up.