I have bought an Amelanchier laevis "Snowflakes", which has been
shrubified quite low down leaving exposed dead sapwood. That
is a bit annoying, as I would have preferred it to be left as a
single-stemmed plant. But my real questions are how deeply to
plant it and where it will reshoot from if it needs to.

I doubt that covering the dead sapwood is a good idea, but is it
likely to reshoot from the roots if it falls apart there? I know
that it can grow as either a tree or a shrub (as is common among
the woody Rosaceae), but no more than that. In other words, is
it more like an apple or a plum?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.