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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject: Trees dieing with new grouth at the trunk |
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I planted a few trees in my front garden a couple of years ago and one of them appears to be dieing but there is new shoots coming up at the bottom of the trunk.
Will I be able to save the main part of the tree? |
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Belfast Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree


Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Location: County Limerick
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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did you use a strimmer to cut the weeds near them? |
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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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No I didn't use a strimmer near the trees but I sprayed with round up near them. |
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michael brenock Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 1275 Location: cork
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:01 am Post subject: |
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Do not know what tree you have. it might be atree tnat has been planted or grafted anf the root stock is growing but the budded top is dead or dying
michael brenock horticultural advisor (retired) |
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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hi again I had a closer inspection at that tree and it appears that the dog had a bit of a nibble on the bark. What do I do with the dead part of the tree at the top. Someone told me they had a tree that appeared to be dead ( small branches dry and snapping off easily) and he left it and the following year new buds came on it and it seemed to come back to life
The tree I have is some sort of a maple it has variegated leaves.
If I could get some advise on this I would be grateful |
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Sive Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 1731 Location: Co.Wexford
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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If you want to find out if a twig or branch on a tree or shrub is dead, just scrape away a little of the bark with your nail. If you see green under the bark, the twig is alive.....if you just find brown no matter how much you scrape it, it is dead. |
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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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I gave it a bit of a scrape and I think its curtains for the top of the tree
So if someone could tell me the right way and time to cut off the dead part, that would be good |
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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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I'm still not sure what way to cut away the dead part of the tree or is it just a case of cutting it as close to the new growth as possible.
Any advise would be good cheers |
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Guelder Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 14
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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John H wrote: | I'm still not sure what way to cut away the dead part of the tree or is it just a case of cutting it as close to the new growth as possible.
Any advise would be good cheers |
do you know what kind of tree it is? Some could get away with cutting down and regrowing, most you'd probably be as well off digging the whole lot out..
What does the new growth look like - lots of shoots or just a couple?
and how big is the tree? _________________ http://www.evogarden.com |
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forest flame Rank attained: Yew tree

Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 381 Location: DUBLIN
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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it is possible that the new growth is a sucker or suckers from a grafted tree in which case what is growing is from the original rootstock |
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John H Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 54 Location: Kilkenny
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Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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It is a varigated maple of some sort and there appears to be three shoots growing from about a foot up the trunk. One is about two foot and there are two about a foot. Now the total height of alive tree is about three to four foot tall.
It looks like the tree was cut there before. When I bought them a couple of years ago the tree was about six foot tall. |
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Guelder Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 14
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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John H wrote: | It is a varigated maple of some sort and there appears to be three shoots growing from about a foot up the trunk. One is about two foot and there are two about a foot. Now the total height of alive tree is about three to four foot tall.
It looks like the tree was cut there before. When I bought them a couple of years ago the tree was about six foot tall. |
Yes it sounds like its grafted (where you thought it looked like it had been cut) and the suckers are coming from the rootstock . The variagated tree is dead in all likelhood. I have a feeling it may even be grafted onto a willow - think I've seen what you've described happen. Nothing you can do, by the sounds of things - the shoots are from a completely different type of tree, and probably not going to look very attractive. _________________ http://www.evogarden.com |
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