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Post by reed on Jan 4, 2019 8:59:59 GMT -5
I wasn't sure where to put this but have a Southern Magnolia Tree (Magnolia grandiflora) planted a few years ago and is now in a bad spot due the garden expanding in it's direction. It's about 12 feet tall and the trunk is about 3" - 4" in diameter. It's over the limit on what I can expect to transplant successfully, the necessary root ball would just be too big for me to handle.
Last year it was seriously damaged by an ice storm but it recovered this year and just got bushy. Anyway it has a small shoot 4 or 5 inches from the main trunk and about 3 feet tall. What I'm wondering is might I cut the main tree down and dig a manageable sized root ball with that shoot and start a new tree in a new spot?
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Post by steev on Jan 4, 2019 10:54:13 GMT -5
I'd give that a try, maybe try to root some cuttings, as well.
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Post by walt on Jan 4, 2019 12:16:39 GMT -5
Or root cuttings. Some trees come back from root pieces very well.
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Post by reed on Jan 5, 2019 20:23:40 GMT -5
Thanks, for the input. I think I might go ahead and cut the big trunk down and use a sharp tree shovel to sever the shoot from the main stump. I'v got 5-6 inches to work with so figure if I can make a sharp cut right against the bigger stump then a good amount of root will remain with the shoot.
Never thought of trying to sprout new trees from the roots but sounds worth a try. That shoot is off of roots rather than the trunk or there wouldn't be that much space between the two so maybe this type tree is easy to do that with.
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