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I cut down an American elm in the yard about 10 years ago that was shading most of my bonsai area and had the stump ground out. It generated countless suckers out past the dripline. They sprout like weeds and if you try to cut them out with a shovel, you get 5 more next year. Every once in a while a pencil thin shoot comes up around the benches in the bonsai area. I finally dug out everything I could reach and then they began to appear in the neigbor's yard. Now there is a 20 foot elm over there with an 6" trunk.

The tree has the last laugh, and I feel like the sorcerer's apprentice.

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14-Apr-2002	#9
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,745	Re: suckers I cut down an American elm in the yard about 10 years ago that was shading most of my bonsai area and had the stump ground out. It generated countless suckers out past the dripline. They sprout like weeds and if you try to cut them out with a shovel, you get 5 more next year. Every once in a while a pencil thin shoot comes up around the benches in the bonsai area. I finally dug out everything I could reach and then they began to appear in the neigbor's yard. Now there is a 20 foot elm over there with an 6" trunk. The tree has the last laugh, and I feel like the sorcerer's apprentice. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!