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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

The deer in my neighborhood did this with a North Star, except they forgot 
the "let it regenerate" part.  It did not end well.

Anton
North Carolina

-----Original Message-----
>From: Geoffrey Tolle <Gtolle0709@wowway.com>
>Sent: Mar 21, 2011 7:39 PM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Dwarf sour cherry
>
>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
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