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It should be ok as long as you sealed the wound. I MIGHT even clip the sucker. A photo would help that determination. You could have chopped the remainder of the branches into small segments about 6" long, dip in root hormones and stick in plant starting soil. They readily shoot roots from hardwood. HOWEVER, I have never done this after flowering and leaf pop. I usually do it in early spring. Anyone else have experience in prop from cuttings this late in season? Wait, yer in Michigan. Try some hardwood cuttings. If it works you have more crabapples than you know what to do with. If it doesn't work, oh well, no loss.

-Wm

4-May-2008	#2
BunjinEnt Learning = Growth Join Date: May-2006 Location: King Geo. VA Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 796	It should be ok as long as you sealed the wound. I MIGHT even clip the sucker. A photo would help that determination. You could have chopped the remainder of the branches into small segments about 6" long, dip in root hormones and stick in plant starting soil. They readily shoot roots from hardwood. HOWEVER, I have never done this after flowering and leaf pop. I usually do it in early spring. Anyone else have experience in prop from cuttings this late in season? Wait, yer in Michigan. Try some hardwood cuttings. If it works you have more crabapples than you know what to do with. If it doesn't work, oh well, no loss. -Wm __________________ Life without Bonsai would be...well, death.