Do They Back-bud

doody

Hi all.
I've been gone a few months but I'm back. I need to know if serissa foetida's and japanese evergreen holly's back bud?

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Yes they do. In general if it's a shrub as opposed to a tree, you are guaranteed backbudding to a great extent. Some trees also backbud well, but it's a characteristic of shrubs and shrubby trees). Most plants will back-bud to some extent, others lose the ability as the wood lignifies, but not always: It's not unusual to see sprouts coming out of the trunk of a redwood that's hundreds of years old.

some shrubs: azalea, cotoneaster dogwood, holly, privet, pyracantha, quince

some shrubby trees: oak, redwood, elm, olive, juniper, yew) are sometimes clipped into hedges. Most any fruiting tree will tolerate significant pruning.

Pines are probably the most notoriously difficult trees to backbud.

Regards,

Matt

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doody

Would I be able to chop the holly down to a sstub and get all new growth, or can I chop to the first branch and wire it up as a new leader?
I'm asking this because, since the original post back in April, my nephew (A.K.A-Tree Terminator) has managed to "fall/jump on" my dwarf evergreen japanese holly and make a real mess of it. I'll post pics tomarrow.

Thanks.

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doody

Here are some pics of the damage. It's still pushing new growth.

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doody

An other view

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doody

Sorry I forgot to rotate the pics.

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