Tree and Plant Suckers - How to Check Your Garden for These Unwanted Growths!

[@TheBusyGardener]

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[@goldcoast2830]

4 of my trees- my mandarin , lime, tangelo and my apple tree

[@davidjamgochian]

keep on top of that !!

[@josephcarrera3953]

Great information

[@SpaceH3r0]

the value of propagating suckers is overlooked. From rootstock? Sweet, now you can clone more rootstock and graft cuttings to it.

[@OrlandoBackyardGardening]

very Informative..Thanks Larry

[@Whoops-vs3yb]

the lord of the rings reference made me crack up! just found your channel and loving it! great work!

[@carlysaya7105]

Our Jujubee had so many suckers and they were tough to remove too!

[@matthewfarrell317]

The fig, it's an ungrafted fig, but it always has maybe 20-30 suckers at the end of each season lol. Wish I knew the variety, would take cuttings and sell lol. But my normal fruit trees, it's my multi-grafted citrus that seems to be hurt the most by the suckers. This is bad because multi-grafted citrus is the hardest to get going, hard to balance the tree.

[@maccliff2115]

Apple 🍎 🍏 tree. My apple tree the first year I put it in the ground from Lowe’s right after a light rain started growing new “suckers”

[@TheBusyGardener]

These suckers like the path of least resistance!

[@danielzukle5471]

Goji Berries are notorious for sending out runners and popping up everywhere. Conclusion plant them in a pot.

[@mannygi1977]

My eureka lemon had some i just cut them yesterday, there were 4 suckers below the graft.

[@andreac.1350]

I have a multi grafted plum and it's not too thrilled after our 112 and 113 degree record heat.

[@adrianabarbulescu9270]

I have a dwarf nectarine l planted last year and looked like the little tree was on it's way out after months of close watch and care . Sure enought the 3 branches forming the body , were completely dry and dead but had some very vigorous long branches coming from the very bottom ... suckers . I selected the strongest one , pruned and cut very low the rest . My question is ; will this sucker develop into a fruiting tree or l should get rid of it all ?

[@lisaf7688]

Asian pear suckers. Nice video, thank you 👍🏻

[@TheBusyGardener]

Thanks!!

[@gellingjack9274]

I notice that my Orange trees are dropping leaves on main branches with tons of suckers appearing close to base of tree or branches. How do I remedy this problem. Trees are 40 years old this year.

[@suzannewojcicki-biniecki7716]

My sucker/ sapling problems are bigger than your examples. I have self seeded suckers/saplings of unknown species brought in by birds probably. Tenants didn’t look after my yard over a few years and let everything just grow wild and the strange new trees are growing in clumps of 12/15 new suckers/ saplings in a bunch are quite large now and I dont know how exactly to remove them. Is there a tree puller tool? To get the roots and all out of the ground. I also have an 80 year old olive with many many suckers coming out of the ground next to the old tree stump. I’m wondering if I should cut down the old tree, which is gnarled and misshapen, and let only one of the many new suckers, grow to adulthood as the new tree. Strong and straight?

[@Silverhaired59]

I have a mature ornamental cherry of some type that was here when we moved in 17 years ago that sends up suckers both near the trunk and several feet away. I can easily be tripped by them! I will have to hire someone to help me to remove them.

[@mastergorem2]

Great video thank you

[@TheBusyGardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheRosswise]

My Li Jujube was a sucker, so any suckers it produces are also Li Jujubes. I transplant them and give them to friends and family. Doesn't really affect the harvest as far as I can tell.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Most Li jujubes are grafted onto other routes stock. So if you had a true sucker, it wouldn't be a Li. Tell me more about this

[@TheRosswise]

@@TheBusyGardener Where it came from was part of the trials decades ago when they were making a big push to bring jujubes over. The nursery has been there for over 100 years. Back then all jujubes were suckers. That is what the old guy told me anyway. All I know is that my tree was for sure a sucker, and the suckers are the same as my tree.

[@loriarnold9011]

My pluot tree has them and they grow all the time and not near the trunk! Ugh!

[@TheBusyGardener]

They're the worst! And the bummer is once you remove the stressor, they often still sucker!

[@marciasutter4514]

I have a Palo de Arcos that are not putting out new growth in the lower part of my plants. Plants are green on the tops of the branches, some new growth on lower branches. Any help would be appreciated.

[@julieblackwell6959]

I had a large tree taken out of my front yard. The stump stayed. Now I have tiny trees literally all over my entire front yard! How do I stop these from spreading everywhere?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Ah yes... suckers from the root system of a tree you've removed. The gift that keeps on giving! So, you will need to A) remove as much of the root structure as you can (grind it, dig it, whatever), and/or B) poison the tree with a tree killer that will hopefully make its way down into the root structure. Something like this: amzn.to/3zuVHFj

[@julieblackwell6959]

Thank you for the advice! I tried to dig them out but my shovel got scared and took off! Some of the roots under these tiny trees were 4” across! My neighbor had the same issue but took a chainsaw to it and got it out. My chainsaw is a bit too small for the job, could probably be useful cutting toenails but not for a trunk 2 feet across! I will try the chemical and patiently wait for it to die. Thanks again, keep up the good work!

[@joyceheadlam1909]

Show how to create a root stock.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Suckers ARE a great way to get genetically identical rootstock!

[@maryaevins547]

Very interesting video. Question ❓ Will the suckers grow into a new tree that was cut down?

[@TheBusyGardener]

The suckers will be genetically identical to the rootstock. It will grow another trunk

[@maryaevins547]

Thank you for getting back to me. So maybe I'll have another lemon next year? 🙏

[@lisapuma1983]

Cherry Laurel has tons growing from the roots and all the way up the tree 😢

[@TheBusyGardener]

Some of these trees seem to put out more suckers from the roots than branches up in the canopy 🤦‍♂️

[@YahyaAkbarFarhad]

Black walnut.

[@shoeshoe5253]

My privott topiary has suckers , The neighbor's unwanted pepper tree is sending a million suckers under the fence to me 😦

[@TheBusyGardener]

Suckers of a tree that isn't yours and that you don't want is LOUSY... 😭

[@eelynsoon9136]

How do i know if my lemon tree was air layered or grafted?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Ooh, great question! The main indicator is whether or not you see a graft union where there is an obviously graft near the base of the tree or not. This would be above the soil level, usually within the first foot or so (often within 6-8inches).

[@marcuspowell2510]

My El Dorado peach tree seems to be more interested in sending out suckers than putting out fruit.

[@WendyJoJohnston]

My Ranier cherry suckers all the time, while my Stella doesn't.

[@RICOCALDWELL-hd9uv]

Crepe Myrtle

[@TheBusyGardener]

Suckers SUCK! They steal your tree's resources. Use sharp, quality pruners to avoid jagged cuts (and risk of infection): amzn.to/3eLjOV4

[@alberta9985]

My kieffer pear always sends suckes

[@angelgarcia4894]

The jujubes is grafted

[@TheBusyGardener]

You know, Angel, I think you're right!!

[@BC-hr2of]

do not pile or stock-up soil nor mulch at the tree base 🤠 … but them suckers will still find a way 🤔

[@lanamolczyk5139]

Have you ever used Sucker Punch?

[@TheBusyGardener]

Never used it! It might be especially useful for my olive trees which sprout suckers ALL THE TIME 🤦‍♂️ 😂

[@josephcarrera3953]

Great information