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Will my uprooted bay tree re-root in a stumpery?

lauraferris1lauraferris1 Posts: 3
edited March 2023 in Plants
I had a very large multistem bay shrub dug up and chopped down 3 weeks ago, I'd like to submerge it in my new stumpery but I'm worried it could reroot...is this a possibility?

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  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    If the bay stump cut down was still alive there is a chance it would regrow if any of the roots were in soil in the stumpery. Bay can be surprisingly tenacious about hanging onto life. I would be very cautious if you do not want the bay any more. I would leave it in a corner to die and begin to rot down before burning or take it to the council tip somehow if you cannot do that.
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    If you follow the original method to create a stumpery, submerge it upside down, with all the roots upwards, not in contact with the soil. The submerged trunk in the soil won't root. 
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


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