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Cherry plum suckers

landgirl100landgirl100 Posts: 655
in Problem solving

In part of my garden there are a couple of pink-flowered, purple-leaved cherry plums, Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii'. They must be grafted, because loads of thorny suckers with white flowers have appeared near them. One corner has been neglected, and the suckers have achieved tree-like proportions. I cut them all down today, but I'm assuming that I can't use glyphosate stump killer on them as that might affect the trees. Am I right? Any ideas for controlling the suckers?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    You're right landgirl.  It's a tricky one. 

    I think it might be repeated cutting. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,123

    Goats image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    I think goats only eat the expensive plants Doveimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • landgirl100landgirl100 Posts: 655

    Thanks both, that's what I thought (well, not the goats....!).

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,123
    nutcutlet wrote (see)

    I think goats only eat the expensive plants Doveimage

    Depends on your fencing image

     


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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