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mayday on
May 29, 2011Q.Mayday Suckers
I have a beautiful 15-year-old Mayday tree and it has been suckering the past couple years. I have been cutting them off, but they are returning with a vengeance. It is now about a foot thick surrounding the base of the tree and you can't get a shovel through it. Now I'm noticing sprouts in my lawn. Is there anyway of getting rid of them? I'm contemplating removing the tree.
Answered by
Heather on
June 3, 2011
Certified ExpertA.When trees starts suddenly putting up alot of suckers, this is a sign that the tree is under alot of stress. Basically, it thinks it may die and so starts trying to reproduce any way it can.
Check the tree out thoroughly. Is there a pest issue? Is there signs of disease or fungus? Is is getting enough water or nutrients? All of these things can stress a tree and make it start sending up suckers.
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mayday on
June 3, 2011A.Thank you for you answer, the tree is perfectly healthy and is beautiful. The tree gets fed on a regular basis since there is garden surrounding it, I have since dug down and removed the root balls that were forming on the trunk under the surface because this is where the shoots were coming from, I also removed the garden since it seems to have started around the same time. As for water, my flowers are striving so Im at a loss.
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Anonymous on
June 19, 2011Q.Sick May Day Tree
I have a May Day tree that was very healthy for the first six years. In its seventh year, there was a cold snap in the spring just when the tree was trying to leaf out; 65% of the branches leafed, flowered, berried, looked great; 35% did not leaf. This year, its eighth, the same thing happened again in the spring; however, now only 40% of the branches (all lower branches) have leaves and flowered, the remainder have nothing. The branches remain supple, can be fully bent without snapping. Is there no hope for this tree? I would love to save it, but not sure that it can be.
- Answered by
Nikki on
June 20, 2011
Certified ExpertA.As long as the branches remain supple and green (you can scratch the surface bark to see if they are green), the branches are still alive and should recover. As long as the tree grows some leaves, it will survive.
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Farralon on
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Heather on
May 6, 2012
Certified ExpertA.Sounds like you may have black knot. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/plum/black-knot-tree-disease.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
SageCrick on
May 23, 2018
82414Q.mayday tree
will the the small shoots of the Mayday tree root when cut and placed in water?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
May 24, 2018A.This article will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/planting-a-tree-shoot.htm
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