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Originally Posted by Yandrosxx

Wow Jeremy. Are you that comfortable with that approach for any Elm. I know they are vigorous as I have several already, but . . .

I normally wouldn't consider that approach unless I was dealing with a Willow, Wisteria, etc.

Nevertheless, I do think there may be something to the notion of cutting off the main root on each end and lifting because I do think it has rooted to some extent where it meats the ground in that area. I would likely come up with some feeder roots if I did that, but I'd still have a T at the end.

Are you kidding!

I love the trunk line. Oh well. To each his own.

You could cut through the sucker root and HOPE it survives in place without taking the tree at this point (i.e. wait a season). I think that's a bigger risk that just taking it as it is.

I'm still concerned that the entire sucker root is going to leave you with something like this:

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with MAYBE some smaller roots hanging off the bottom of the sucker - which are useless to you to be honest.

I'm not kidding, the trunk bend is too high for my liking and the trunk even appears to me to have a reverse taper plus no useful taper at all and no lower branches. The lack of branches is no real problem - given how well they back bud.