Re: Root stock sprouts
I don't know of anyway to stop them. I have the same thing on roses and citrus trees.
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Well, actually, what I did was graft a scion from Enterprise to one of the root suckers (water sprout?).
A couple of years ago, I was practicing a grafting technique and was inspired by a video for avocado grafting that said best time is when the root stock is in vigorous growth, and I looked over at the root sucker and thought -- "Hmm... THOSE things are REALLY vigorous...."
A couple of years ago, I was practicing a grafting technique and was inspired by a video for avocado grafting that said best time is when the root stock is in vigorous growth, and I looked over at the root sucker and thought -- "Hmm... THOSE things are REALLY vigorous...."