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To: Diana in Wisconsin

>>I think Pete put that on our Victory Garden Thread? We had an Ash, but the borers got it. Beau cut it down as it might have fallen on the deck.

>>That thing will not die! It keep re-sprouting. Right now it looks like a shrub. I’m asking him to keep the tallest, straightest ‘leader’ to see if it will come back to being a tree again!

If you pile dirt around the sprouts, they may put out roots. Then you can cut the stalks and transplant them as individual trees. This works for apple tree rootstock that other more delicate varieties are then grafted onto.


39 posted on 06/06/2026 6:15:46 AM PDT by SovereignVA
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To: SovereignVA

That’s a great idea. I’ll see what ‘The Chairman’ wants to do about it! ;)


40 posted on 06/06/2026 6:27:28 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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