Trees that come back

[shaneatwell]

I dug these up a couple months ago as deep as a spade would go, so about a foot deep. Neither was bigger than half an inch diameter though the roots were twice that. Both have returned quite vigorously.

Curry leaf dug up and replaced with longan. Has reappeared in four shoots.



This was a triple planted Marula  where I dug up two after approach grafting to the most vigorous. One coming back and now as tall as what I removed just a few months ago.




Do a lot of trees do this?

[cbss_daviefl]

I replaced a fence near a longan tree. I cut the roots along a 4ft section of fence to lower the soil level. I have a few new longan trees spout up on the other side of the fence originating from the disconnected roots.

[NateTheGreat]

I noticed this pitangatuba poking through the mulch the other day. I cut it back to near ground level in spring of last year, and it's been covered in mulch since. It had gone fully purple after the winter of '17-18, and grew very little in '18, so when it defoliated in the winter of '18-'19 and wasn't bouncing back I gave up on it.

[Francis_Eric]

years ago I was writing about certain tree's need to be cut at certain times a year to not sprout root suckers as bad.

I was speaking of sumac I believe though.

I forget, but may have been better to cut right before winter at least for that speices ,
 but I forget  I hope you can keep chopping until the tree gives up.

you could try a concoction of vinegar found in a walgreens that is stronger (%12)
Never tried it myself, but I've heard of it.
I have been advised  against try walnut husks,
 but juglone in walnuts inhibits some trees from growing.  (also termits rubbed on wood)

[Francis_Eric]

Wonder if you could use a weed wrench on that.
a tool that is used like a pry bar to pull the roots out.

[shaneatwell]

I don’t mind for now. More opportunities to donate trees.

[brian]

Curry leaf is notorious for root suckering.  Supposedly the main trunk doesn’t live long but root suckers take its place.  I haven’t seen another tree so extreme at it except black locust

[Francis_Eric]

years ago I was writing about certain tree's need to be cut at certain times a year to not sprout root suckers as bad.

I was speaking of sumac I believe though.

I forget, but may have been better to cut right before winter at least for that speices ,
 but I forget  I hope you can keep chopping until the tree gives up.

My reasoning was if cut right after winter in spring
all the energy stored in it's roots might go to sending root suckers

San Francisco bay news (SF gate) said for Sumac In the middle of the summer ,
 and later through  out the year

root suckers of Sumac can cover more then a acre
Brian I've heard Honey Locust is bad as well
I suppose it's just a cycle of starting a forest
Boney locust being in the bean Family (Fabaceae), and fixes Nitrogen in the soil.