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Posted by Abe on July 31, 2008, 12:30 pm
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>> Greg wrote:
>>> I had a plum tree in my front yard that I loved that was blown down
>>> completely in a storm we had two months ago. I had a tree service
>>> remove it and they left just a small part of the stump in the hole
>>> that was created when the tree was blown over. I was planning on
>>> filling the hole and re-seeding grass over it until I decided if I
>>> would plant another plum tree there or not. In the meantime,
>>> however, a nice new growth of about 2 feet has grown from the plum
>>> tree stump. It seems to be growing at a fairly good pace. Since I
>>> liked this tree so much and am not sure I could find the same species
>>> at a local nursery (it was about 25 years old) I am wondering if I
>>> could grow a new plum tree from these "remnants" of my old plum tree.
>>> Any thoughts/advice on this?
>
>Many dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees are grafted onto rootstock from other
>species. It's possible the new growth you see is from that rootstock.
>
True. He might or might not get a plum tree. Depends on whether the
new growth comes from above or below the graft line.
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