Don’t Crab about Pruning Crabs -Just Do It!
by MaryAnn Fink
Conservation Specialist
copyright 2010
Remove suckers (vertical shoots growing around the base of the tree). These can be removed now and throughout the entire growing season as they appear. I do not recommend using chemicals to reduce this tendency; instead use it as a flexing and bending healthy life opportunity. Take care not to damage the trunk’s bark in the process!
This tendency is not limited to crab apple trees but many cane shrubs also sucker at the base and may require some management as well!
Conservation Specialist
copyright 2010
Remove suckers (vertical shoots growing around the base of the tree). These can be removed now and throughout the entire growing season as they appear. I do not recommend using chemicals to reduce this tendency; instead use it as a flexing and bending healthy life opportunity. Take care not to damage the trunk’s bark in the process!
This tendency is not limited to crab apple trees but many cane shrubs also sucker at the base and may require some management as well!
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