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[Geoffrey Tolle <Gtolle0709@wowway.com>]

Jim:

     I'm not sure how Prunus spp. take to it and grafting add another 
complication but have you considered pollarding your North Star - 
cutting it off above the graft line and letting it regenerate. For those 
trees that take to coppicing (and some fruit trees included), the 
process can greatly extend their lifespans. Does anyone have any 
personal experience in coppicing Prunus spp. (deliberate or accidental)?


                                        Geoffrey Tolle


On 3/21/11 6:59 PM, Erdman, James wrote:
> Our North Star is 20 years old, and has been declining the last year or two, 
> but was productive for many years before that.  We are north of mIEKAL, but 
> still considered zone 4.  The North Star we had at Tomah years ago did well 
> also.
>
> Jim Erdman, in Menomonie, WI