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Thread #70286   Message #1200372
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
04-Jun-04 - 01:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: Summer 2004--Yard & Garden
Subject: RE: BS: Summer 2004--Yard & Garden
My redbud was whipped around during the storm on Tuesday and now it is listing several degrees to the southeast. I don't want to wiggle it any more than necessary and I am not sure if propping it up is the answer. I planted it three years ago and it has many stems branching off of the central bole. I'll spray with neem and/or bt to keep anything from taking advantage of a weakened tree and call my Dirt Doctor guy on his talkshow on Sunday to see what he recommends. He advises not staking trees when they're first planted because he feels it weakens rather than strengthens them. This was never staked, and since last year has been laying on a nice amount of wood.

Any thoughts?

SRS