Treeaddict
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- Bel Air
What to do ?
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RyanCafferky
Been here a while
- Location
- Hood River, Oregon
Not necessarily. I would inspect the larger tree to look for defects or signs that it is in a long slow decline or self retrenchment. If those other trees are the same species as the larger tree they could be root grafted and potentially bringing valuable resources to the larger older tree. It’s like if you were living with your grandma. To some you would look like a leech but to her when you take out the trash, mow the lawn, and keep an eye on things you are a godsend.
Just keep an eye out for structural issues with the smaller trees interfering with limbs on the larger tree and let them coexist. Long term those smaller trees might be the replacements.
Just keep an eye out for structural issues with the smaller trees interfering with limbs on the larger tree and let them coexist. Long term those smaller trees might be the replacements.
Treeaddict
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- Location
- Bel Air
Thank you Ryan.
I did notice the larger specimen had some tip die back on the side of the 2 smaller trees. This is what got me thinking about this situation. One of the 2 juveniles is the same species.
I’m aware that trees communicate through their root systems and usually help each other, but, sometimes hurt one another (this occurs even between different species).
I suppose it’s situational as far as action or inaction in these scenarios?
I did notice the larger specimen had some tip die back on the side of the 2 smaller trees. This is what got me thinking about this situation. One of the 2 juveniles is the same species.
I’m aware that trees communicate through their root systems and usually help each other, but, sometimes hurt one another (this occurs even between different species).
I suppose it’s situational as far as action or inaction in these scenarios?
evo
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- My Island, WA
Everything @RyanCafferky said x1
But to add tree spacing is important but in a entirely different context than what I’m seeing in this photo. We have patches of forest that were ‘replanted’ with aerial seed bombing, and NEVER thinned/culled by the DNR. I shudder to think of what is going to happen with a spark at the wrong time of year.
As a side project that I’ve never gotten into yet, I want to play with grafting living props into old fruit trees. Rarely but I have seen two different trees graft into each other, I think the proper term is inosculation or sumthin close to that (natural grafts).
The little one might be a bomber tip for retrenchment pruning when needed.
But to add tree spacing is important but in a entirely different context than what I’m seeing in this photo. We have patches of forest that were ‘replanted’ with aerial seed bombing, and NEVER thinned/culled by the DNR. I shudder to think of what is going to happen with a spark at the wrong time of year.
As a side project that I’ve never gotten into yet, I want to play with grafting living props into old fruit trees. Rarely but I have seen two different trees graft into each other, I think the proper term is inosculation or sumthin close to that (natural grafts).
The little one might be a bomber tip for retrenchment pruning when needed.
