AusBonsai

Paulneill wrote:I collected a large cotoneaster in the middle of autum since then it has budded out everywhere and shot out branches ten inches long . So it looks like it's doing ok . The problem I have now is that I didn't cut it back as much as I should have and I also did not cut the tap root clean . It's all shattered form were I stabed it with a shovel . There are 2 very large roots comming from farther up the trunk that I will eventually remove. I want to lift it in spring and flat cut the base hoping the 2 large roots will support the tree. Until I get new roots from my flat cut . What do u guys reckon is this do able