✂️🌳Removing Suckers and Water Sprouts on My Crabapple Tree

✂️🌳Removing Suckers and Water Sprouts on My Crabapple Tree | Here She Grows

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Suckers and water sprouts are common among fruit and nut trees. My Prairiefire crabapple has a few every year and since I didn't remove last year's crop, I have twice the number of suckers. Let me show you the right way to remove them so you don't compromise the well-being of your beautiful trees.
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@johnb7296 3 ай бұрын

It may help to remember that often trees are grafted to a hardier root stock that is not the tree you purchased. So if you have suckers coming up from the roots, they may actually be a different tree...usually less desirable than the one you're trying to grow. So it pays to keep them under control.

@jordanjenkins5735 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! We bought a house that has a seriously neglected crabapple and I feel much more confident about caring for it this weekend!

@heatherhereshegrows 2 ай бұрын

Just be sure your cutting tools are disinfected. 70% isopropyl alcohol is best but bleach wipes work too.

@garryrobinson5695 2 ай бұрын

I have the same tree but mine doesn’t sprout suckers like that or water sprouts. Suckers/water sprouts are a sign of stress or trauma to the tree. My prairifire is a one stem though.

@ginafriend1690 Жыл бұрын

Those are some real suckers for ya, yeah LOL. I have a hard time not wanting to cut them off in others yards when I see them. I just don't get Why they don't! Beautiful tree!! ❤️

@heatherhereshegrows Жыл бұрын

I have the same urge! We should walk around with our pruners at all times, then again maybe not 😂

@ginafriend1690 Жыл бұрын

@@heatherhereshegrows 🤣😂

@GoshaXxxx 11 ай бұрын

Honestly some of those Water Sprouts werent even that bad. They can be trained into actual branches similar to how Bonzai trees are shaped, its very easy. The inside of that tree is very thin so leaving those water sprouts which would turn into thick branches would have been my pick

@kylieky9169 Жыл бұрын

Great information! We have a Linden tree and also 1 of our Birch trees that produce suckers right at the base of the trunk each year. Why do some trees do this while others don't?

@heatherhereshegrows Жыл бұрын

That’s just their tendency, I guess, and another thing we can count on from year to year. Like the weeds! 😂

@ginafriend1690 Жыл бұрын

@@heatherhereshegrows maybe they want to grow wild! 🤪

@BLEACH500 Жыл бұрын

Because most crabapple trees are grafted root stock and it wants to survive its its way of surviving

@BLEACH500 Жыл бұрын

Roses do the same thing on grafted root stock I’m gonna try propagating some on its own root stock i know roses do well on their own root stock

@heatherhereshegrows Жыл бұрын

@@BLEACH500I always check if a rose is grown on its own roots or grafted for this reason. I still have some of each but it’s good to know.