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Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 12:52
| I've grown tired of continuously cutting off the sprouts from my Sequoia's burl. The tree is about 12 years old. Cultivar is 'Soquel' It apparently has a burl just below the soil. Sprouts continuously arise off the burl. Does anyone have experiance with what would happen if I just let them develope? |
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- Posted by georgeinbandonoregon z9 OR (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 21:18
| left alone the burl sprouts will likely form a "forest" of many stems resembling a giant bush.---if that's not what you need or want, you can consider periodically pruning off the sprouts or getting rid of the tree you have and starting with a new tree. good luck. |
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- Posted by houstonpat 9a (My Page) on Wed, Feb 29, 12 at 22:54
| Thanks George. Actually I gashed my hand trying to cut the sprouts below ground level. Well, I think I'm going to just let em grow and once a year shear back the sprouts to ground level. Not really looking for the large bush effect. Maybe I'll try a rooted sprout as an offset. |
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