My crabapple and witchhazel sprout extra stems at the bottom of their trunks. I prune those stems off, but they just keep growing back. Why? The growths you describe are suckers, which are new stems ...
Q: When should I trim the growth that is coming from the bottom of our two young apple trees? One does have apples forming, but the other does not. Is there anything else I should be doing? — Sharon L ...