Rye, You're going to have to lose all that growth. The tree may have enough roots to survive but definitely not enough to support six feet of growth. Cutting the tree all the way back to about knee high may let it survive but you'd probably be better off to just start over with a new tree.
Bill Fleming Montana State University Western Ag Research Center 580 Quast Ln Corvallis, Montana ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rye Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [apple-crop] roots eaten by gopher, any way to salvage? A gopher ate every last finger of root. All that's left is wood below the graft union. Any chance to get roots to regenerate? It was recent and the tree wood is still wet inside. I planted the bareroot last spring, headed it to 18" and it grew to 6ft. Shame to loose all that growth. Thanks, Rye Hefley Future Farmers Marketter So. Cal.
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