Bradford pear new leader to the moon!

[kale]

When I chopped this spring it went a couple months without doing anything, so for a while I thought I killed it. Then late June it showed signs of life and lately been on a tear! Please excuse the dead grass. This area is my two dogs’ favorite pee spot.

 

[Colorado]

I don’t think that is a Bradford Pear. Pear should have alternate leaves.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Ash, Fraxinus sp

 

[coachspinks]

When I chopped this spring it went a couple months without doing anything, so for a while I thought I killed it. Then late June it showed signs of life and lately been on a tear! Please excuse the dead grass. This area is my two dogs’ favorite pee spot.View attachment 450319View attachment 450320

It does look more like an Ash. In addition, if you were to chop that low on a Bradford Pear tree you would like cut off the Bradford portion and be left with the original rootstock, a Callery Pear. They are horribly invasive here in Georgia.

 

[kale]

Ok thanks, I guess its not a bradford pear! I was assuming it was just based on the fact that there is a big one in my yard and assumed it was one of its babies.

 

[BeepBeepBonsaiSheep]

When I chopped this spring it went a couple months without doing anything, so for a while I thought I killed it. Then late June it showed signs of life and lately been on a tear! Please excuse the dead grass. This area is my two dogs’ favorite pee spot.View attachment 450319View attachment 450320

My yard has the same issue with two dogs…. I feel you

 

[DavidBoren]

Leave it in the ground, but wire some movement into the trunk down low... use guy wires to help it out... you could even just push a post into the ground next to it, and wrap it around the post a few times. Next spring, chop it nice and short, probably around 12-18 inches, then let it grow all summer.

When it loses it's leaves fall of '23, choose a new leader, wire it all up, and chop everything you don't want. You can dig it up to stick in a pot spring of '24, or just keep chopping it back to ~18" where it is for the next 35 years.

 

[sorce]

I was thinking....."ash hole".

Seems confirmed.

Bro....I walked out behind the garage of this Airbnb and found a zucchini, ate it, it was fire, and the healthiest looking kale plant I ever seen!

Been chilling with a skunk here all night.

Bout to make kale chips in this airfryer-dehydrator-a bunch of other sh...
But don't know how!

Tips welcome!

Heh...you made the name!, I just always happen to have a kale story to tell!

Sorce

 

[kale]

@sorce my mom made the name! Story of my life lol i do love a good kale story. I recently discovered Tajin makes a great seasoning for kale chips btw!

 

[sorce]

kale

That plant!



Love!

Sorce

 

[DavidBoren]

Leave it in the ground, but maybe chop it above the first set of branches/leaves, and practice carving on that base/stump...

 

[Potawatomi13]

Agreed to cut back just above first leaves but wait until after leaves drop so all energy put back in roots for Spring. Need to grow new movement in boring straight trunk.

 

[kale]

Thanks for the info @DavidBoren and @Potawatomi13 ! I was definitely contemplating when and where to chop next but also thinking I should let it go another year to blend with the lowest section of trunk. I have staked down this leader to keep it from going straight up.