Treppiede
08-25-2009, 02:53 PM
Hello,
Last fall I rescued a suffering weeping willow from HomeDepot. I planted it immediately.
This Spring, I waited to see which branches were alive and growing leaves and cut the dead ones out.
The tree has tried growing shoots right around the bast three times, and I snipped the shoots everytime thinking it would encourage it to grow the existing top branches.
What are these shoots at the base called, normally? Did I do the right thing by pruning them? What would you recommend I do to help this fella out?
Thank you in advance,
-Walter
Last fall I rescued a suffering weeping willow from HomeDepot. I planted it immediately.
This Spring, I waited to see which branches were alive and growing leaves and cut the dead ones out.
The tree has tried growing shoots right around the bast three times, and I snipped the shoots everytime thinking it would encourage it to grow the existing top branches.
What are these shoots at the base called, normally? Did I do the right thing by pruning them? What would you recommend I do to help this fella out?
Thank you in advance,
-Walter