Do cherry trees send out suckers?
dawiff
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14 years agoKonrad___far_north
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Comments (4)Most ornamental cherries are budded or grafted onto an understock. The sucker is almost certainly coming from the understock. It will not be the same as the cherry you've had. Is there any chance that this cherry was not grafted and the suckers will be identical to the original tree? Yes, but the chances are very remote....See MoreSuckering flowering cherry?
Comments (4)Most weeping cherries are actually grafted twice. Rootstock, interstem, (the straight clear trunk to provide enough height for the weeping), and the prostrate or weeping flowering top growth. Any growth below the weeping top should be removed as soon as seen as this growth will starve the weeping top and cause it to die. Al...See Morehuge suckers at bottom of pear tree - what to do?
Comments (7)Hi Brian, I live in Brighton Township. I am not a member of any of the local gardening groups, so I can't say what they are like. I looked into the Brighton Garden Club in the past, but their meetings are during the day - and I work, so that doesn't fit with my schedule. I heard about a gardening club in Novi/Northville a few weeks ago that I may look into further at some point in time, but I have just been way too busy. I don't know too much about trees, so I can't be of much help. I have a Chanticleer Pear that I bought at Plymouth Nursery four or five years ago and have not had any problems with suckering. My crab apple suckers like crazy, which I hate. Here's a link I found to some information on Brighton area clubs and groups, the garden club info is in there. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Brighton Clubs, Groups, etc....See MoreDoes Cupid sour cherry tree send suckers
Comments (2)As far as I know they all sucker,..some less then others, you've got lots of giveaway's or mow over them. Did it set fruit this year?...See Moresoftmentor
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