Questions about this tulip poplar that I just transplanted.

[carg618]

Just transplanted tulip poplar. Are these shoots suckers? And will the tree grow normal? What should I trim off? And how often should I give water. I live in connecticut

 

[Del_]

It looks like tulip poplar may have been cut down with a lawn mower and those are indeed suckers.

I'd select the largest one to the left in your first photo.

Multi stem tulip poplars develop included bark which is not a good thing so I'd go for a single stem.

Yours ought to do fine.

 

[carg618]

It looks like tulip poplar may have been cut down with a lawn mower and those are indeed suckers.

I'd select the largest one to the left in your first photo.

Multi stem tulip poplars develop included bark which is not a good thing so I'd go for a single stem.

Yours ought to do fine.

Thank you!

Should I wait to get rid of the smaller suckers since I just transplanted it? Also, there’s a bunch of what look like dead sucker stems coming from the trunk. Should I leave them be or should I trim them as close to the trunk as I can?

 

[Del_]

I'd do it now and the dead suckers too.