My new apple tree died, or so I thought. Shoots coming up from base.
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Doreen
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It was a new tree last year but rabbits ate bark in winter and it didn't make it. Now 3 shoots are coming up from the base. We cut the tree down to a foot, can we take the strongest shoot, cut the others away and that will be our tree? They are healthy and growing straight. I did protect from bunnies now with chicken wire.
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Yes you can give this a try. I did the same thing when I moved in to my house 19 years ago. There was a random twig growing in the back yard and my neighbor said to keep,it. It's now a lovely Haralson apple tree. Just have patience. If you have questions about growing apple trees, the U of M Landscape Arboretum is a wonderful resource and not too terribly far from you. Contact their Apple House website
MN Mom
on Jun 09, 2016
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You have nothing to lose,however do you have another apple tree in the yard for cross pollination?
Janet Pizaro
on Jun 09, 2016
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Depends if it was a grafted tree. If it was it will only grow the root stock which is often crab apple. If it wasn't grafted, let it grow.
Pam7142653
on Jun 10, 2016
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Do all apple trees send out root suckers, or just crab apple? Our non-fruiting crab apple tree died a couple years back and we finally got tired of all the root suckers and took it out this spring.
Connie Mar
on Jun 10, 2016
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I had two small apple trees girded by mice/voles one winter. Now all my fruit trees have a wire cage around their trunks. I make sure the wire doesn't stick into the tree and I enlarge the cage as the trunk grows. It is heartbreaking to lose a 10 to 15 year old tree when a shield of some sort can protect it. Lesson learned.
J. Jacobs
on Jun 11, 2016
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