Unusualhuman
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A lovely woman at my daughter's preschool has been tending this Powderpuff Bottlebrush tree for about a year. It was planted and dedicated to her late husband, soon after he passed. For a while, it was the most beautiful tree on the grounds, but when Hurricane Irma passed our area, it split the trunk of the beautiful young tree 3 ways. The remaining trunk has been taped, and the woman still tends it. She understandably feels emotionally attached to this particular tree.
The local nursery says that the little sprouts will continue to grow, creating a bushy shape, but I think it will likely be weak (like water sprouts an oak) and maybe not very nicely shaped.
I wondered if it would be possible to graft on a new top, to keep the sentimental roots in place? She's open to that idea, but neither of us knows if that's really possible.
She's been offered identical replacement trees, but for sentimental reasons she is not ready to give up on tending what remains of the tree, at least for as long as it still shows signs of life
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance, from Sarasota, FL.
(I have a few more photos that I can post it that will be helpful- just let me know)
The local nursery says that the little sprouts will continue to grow, creating a bushy shape, but I think it will likely be weak (like water sprouts an oak) and maybe not very nicely shaped.
I wondered if it would be possible to graft on a new top, to keep the sentimental roots in place? She's open to that idea, but neither of us knows if that's really possible.
She's been offered identical replacement trees, but for sentimental reasons she is not ready to give up on tending what remains of the tree, at least for as long as it still shows signs of life
Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance, from Sarasota, FL.
(I have a few more photos that I can post it that will be helpful- just let me know)