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08-26-2006, 01:49 PM    0...
Is there anyway to keep suckers from growing around the base of a tree?
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08-27-2006, 01:47 AM   tree suckers nesset Is there anyway to k...
As far as I know, nope. Best you can do is to buy a tree species/variety that doesn't sucker. Sorry! Sad
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01-12-2008, 09:34 AM   Re: tree suckers IntrepidMeredith As far as I know, no...
It depends on the tree, those grafted seem to sucker more readily that non grafted trees do, but then the "silver maples" and willows I have sucker a lot. It may be that trees native to swampy areas have learned to do that over time.
West Central Michigan along the lake shore.
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