Branching and suckering of rootstocks is one way to lose your grafted variety from trees and you will be left with lesser quality fruit if any. Removing vigorous suckers is necessary for the health of the tree. This video demonstrates the pruning process on a grafted American Persimmon tree.

The root suckers have an easier time growing at first as the graft scars take some time to heal completely. This rapid growth can overtake the slower grafted portion and eventually cause the grafted part to atrophy and die.


Music: Hickabilly - Daniel Alan Gautreau; Lynne Publishing
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