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I have a different recommendation for a lot of my customers, especially for those with a limited budget or a favorite tree that they would like to keep alive. Cut it off in late spring, after it has leafed out, then leave a tall enough stump to prevent the lawn mower from running over it. If you are lucky, most declining trees will have enough energy to grow some shoots off the stump. These can be allowed to grow madly skyward. After you can see which shoots are growing best, prune all but one off the stump, then care for it like a new transplant.The Kansas City Fire Department headquarters has about 7 new ash trees because I saved the stumps. In less than two years, they are over 6 feet tall and the lawnmower and string trimmer guys can't do too much damage, since they are growing above the trimmer height.Now this advice won't work at all if your tree is dying from a fatal fungal infection. If it is just old and rotten, I have brought quite a few trees back from the grave with nothing more than letting the sprouts live. Crabapples and redbud trees are particularly skilled at this regrowth.
I have a different recommendation for a lot of my customers, especially for those with a limited budget or a favorite tree that they would like to keep alive. Cut it off in late spring, after it has leafed out, then leave a tall enough stump to prevent the lawn mower from running over it. If you are lucky, most declining trees will have enough energy to grow some shoots off the stump. These can be allowed to grow madly skyward. After you can see which shoots are growing best, prune all but one off the stump, then care for it like a new transplant.
The Kansas City Fire Department headquarters has about 7 new ash trees because I saved the stumps. In less than two years, they are over 6 feet tall and the lawnmower and string trimmer guys can't do too much damage, since they are growing above the trimmer height.
Now this advice won't work at all if your tree is dying from a fatal fungal infection. If it is just old and rotten, I have brought quite a few trees back from the grave with nothing more than letting the sprouts live. Crabapples and redbud trees are particularly skilled at this regrowth.
