Rye,
You're going to have to lose all that growth. The tree may have enough roots to
survive but definitely not enough to support six feet of growth.
Cutting the tree all the way back to about knee high may let it survive but
you'd probably be better off to just start over with a new tree.
Bill Fleming
Montana State University
Western Ag Research Center
580 Quast Ln
Corvallis, Montana
From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Rye
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:37 PM
To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net
Subject: [apple-crop] roots eaten by gopher, any way to salvage?
A gopher ate every last finger of root. All that's left is wood below the
graft union. Any chance to get roots to regenerate? It was recent and the
tree wood is still wet inside. I planted the bareroot last spring, headed it
to 18 and it grew to 6ft. Shame to loose all that growth.
Thanks,
Rye Hefley
Future Farmers Marketter
So. Cal.
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