Is there any way to stop suckers from coming up around our tree?

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by May23287660
Is there any way to stop suckers from coming up around our tree without killing it, it is quite large and some kind of cherry tree

  5 answers
  • Caseyem11 Caseyem11 on May 08, 2017

    You are correct to be concerned. I am not aware of any preventive that would not harm the tree. I just cut off the suckers as close to the ground or trunk as possible.

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on May 08, 2017

    You will have to just keep cutting them off.There is no way to stop it.

  • Lyn Buerger Lyn Buerger on May 08, 2017

    That is a part of the growth pattern and self propagation of that plant/tree. If you remove them the tree will use that energy to grow up and out.

  • Linda Tocci Lourenzo Linda Tocci Lourenzo on May 08, 2017

    keep cutting them off

  • Judy Judy on May 08, 2017

    Thanks everybody, I have the same problem, and have been cutting them off but wondered if there was a different solution. I'll keep cutting them off.