2006-12-31 00:29:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Poplars will indeed grow a new top from a stump. The amount of time it takes is difficult to gauge, but you can expect it to grow at a similar rate as it did in the past once you have a new "whip" growing from the stump to work with.
I'd cut it down a bit lower than knee high, and leave about a foot showing above ground, the extra two feet wont do you much good and will be an eyesore until it grows back in. Once new whips start to grow, pick one or two of them that have a nice strong joint at the stump and show good vigor, and cut the rest of the whips off. This will let the energy of the plant go into growing one or two new tops instead of several.
2006-12-31 00:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by leothecomm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not positive about poplars but last summer we cut down a lot of oak trees and left stumps anywhere from 2 inches to a foot and quite a few of them started growing again. I would just leave the stump and see what happens. There is a good chance that it will come back in the form of a bush. Where you take it from there is up to you. If it does come back you should see new growth in the spring.
2006-12-31 15:56:01 · answer #2 · answered by mamapig_57 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only thing from science class I remember about this is that a tree grows from the top. If you were to put a mark on the tree somewhere it basically would be at the same place years from now. So I guess it would depend on how much damage you actually do to the tree when you cut it off as to if it would survive and I don't know about the growth rate.
2006-12-31 00:35:31 · answer #3 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just me is right,
But!!, depending on how the angle of the cut, there is a chance of the tree growing again, it's called new growth self sustaining life. some trees will actually bear a growth either from the side, or from the center, also depending on its age and history of sickness, most trees will fight to survive no matter how low its been cut, even down to its roots. as long as the tree has the will to live , it will grow. by the time the tree does decide to grow, believe me you,you will not be around to see it.
2006-12-31 00:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by DJenks64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello there. Poplars are very hardy and will put up with hard pruning. If you cut it down now, new buds will form and it will grow away in spring. It's as easy as that! Don't grow them to near to buildings tho, the roots are strong and able to wreck foundations. Hope that helps, x
2006-12-31 04:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by Riskyt69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not answering specifically about a poplar tree,of which i know hardly anything,but once a tree is cut down you have ended it's life ,however if the roots are viable many trees send up new shoots ,one or more of these may continiue to grown into a new tree ,it is not the old one coming back again.this process is know as pollarding.
2006-12-31 00:59:14 · answer #6 · answered by dee k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you want to renowned the approximate fee call various tree amenities on your section and get an estimate from them. fee varies with the style of wood, the size of the wood and the region. (How uncomplicated is it to haul the wood away if the wood are minimize down). you could continually ask for references once you're speaking to them.
2016-11-25 02:39:03 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the tree will not grow back. you will only be left with the stump.
2006-12-31 00:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by chuzzlemegreen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the size if it was about an 1in calipar yes it will sucker out and all you have to do to start it over is leave a sucker or to kill it take them all off
2006-12-31 01:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋