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Remove suckers on a mature oak?
This tree is a magnificent oak that's well over 80 years old. It's hard
to say how high but I would guess it's well over 30 feet tall. It's very healthy but this year, I have noticed that on the lower brances -- which are about 10 feet off the ground -- there are about a half dozen suckers. Right now, they are clusters of leaves. Should I remove them? |
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Thanks -- I left them on.
It has been very dry here since late July and I have been paying special attention to this tree (making sure it gets enough water) -- I didn't want to see anything bad happen to this great tree. |
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On 3 Oct 2005 12:05:37 -0700, "Gus" wrote:
Thanks -- I left them on. It has been very dry here since late July and I have been paying special attention to this tree (making sure it gets enough water) -- I didn't want to see anything bad happen to this great tree. Good strategy--trees often get overlooked during droughts. Make sure you are watering the whole tree--the important feeder roots grow mainly in the top 12-18 inches of soil and spread outward in a flat mat as much as 2-3 times as wide as the tree's height. In other words, you should be giving your whole yard a nice, slow soak. Sometimes people water trees by sticking a hose at the base of the trunk, which is bound to help but won't really affect much of the root zone. good luck, k |
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