May have broken off at the graft point. Quick re-graft it somewhere else. /s
CrankyCycle
No chance, sorry! If you wanted to study up on grafting real quick, and could find a suitable rootstock, you could try to graft a pencil-width branch to a new rootstock and make her a new tree…
Howcomeudothat
No. Looks like it was planted too deep a long time ago rotting the trunk
DontForgetYourPPE
You got a smoker? Turn it into wood chips
IA_Captive
Thank you everyone! I’ll try the grafting and I do have a smoker! At least her favorite tree can contribute to some delicious smoked meat!
Scarcito_El_Gatito
Sometimes the apples fall far from the tree, and the tree wants to follow.
-a wise man on reddit, 2024
Successful-Jump7516
You could try to re-root it. You would need to cut some of the bark and cambium off and then secure it in a pot with loose soil. If some of the roots are still there, I would still pot it first.
Looks like it was buried too deep and was over mulched. it’s a goner I’m afraid. Check your other trees, you want the root flare to be barely visible, also keep mulch at least 4 inches away from the trunk as wet mulch rots and kills trees. With the mulch you want as thin of a coat as possible and stay away from the mulch that has dye in it. For looks you can do a single layer of mulch to the trunk and increase the depth as you work away from the trunk.
Ransak_shiz
Completely salvageable throw the whole thing in a chipper and use it as mulch.
bronbeach
Air layering you tree can produce a dozen or so trees.
Coleslawholywar
There’s apples. Grow a new one with the seeds.
djzanenyc
She dead
djzanenyc
Save the wood for some bbq
Fictional_Historian
Rip
Boogedyinjax
Cut some branches off and graft them to a new rootstock!!!
Flight-2012
That’s sad honey crisp apples are so good too. Sorry for you loss
Cocacola_Desierto
That is really sad. Looks like it grew some amazing apples.
Woodbutcher1234
O.K., spitballin’ here looking for a prof. opinion. If the stump was buried for protection, underside branches pruned back and a few shovelfulls of compost thrown over the trunk at mid height, any chance it may start setting roots from the branches? LOOOONNNGGG shot, but wondering. I’ve seen it happen with fallen trees and rhododendrons.
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My condolences
May have broken off at the graft point. Quick re-graft it somewhere else. /s
No chance, sorry! If you wanted to study up on grafting real quick, and could find a suitable rootstock, you could try to graft a pencil-width branch to a new rootstock and make her a new tree…
No. Looks like it was planted too deep a long time ago rotting the trunk
You got a smoker? Turn it into wood chips
Thank you everyone! I’ll try the grafting and I do have a smoker! At least her favorite tree can contribute to some delicious smoked meat!
Sometimes the apples fall far from the tree, and the tree wants to follow.
-a wise man on reddit, 2024
You could try to re-root it. You would need to cut some of the bark and cambium off and then secure it in a pot with loose soil. If some of the roots are still there, I would still pot it first.
https://youtu.be/nXVCGk-P-cg?feature=shared
Looks like it was buried too deep and was over mulched. it’s a goner I’m afraid.
Check your other trees, you want the root flare to be barely visible, also keep mulch at least 4 inches away from the trunk as wet mulch rots and kills trees. With the mulch you want as thin of a coat as possible and stay away from the mulch that has dye in it. For looks you can do a single layer of mulch to the trunk and increase the depth as you work away from the trunk.
Completely salvageable throw the whole thing in a chipper and use it as mulch.
Air layering you tree can produce a dozen or so trees.
There’s apples. Grow a new one with the seeds.
She dead
Save the wood for some bbq
Rip
Cut some branches off and graft them to a new rootstock!!!
That’s sad honey crisp apples are so good too. Sorry for you loss
That is really sad. Looks like it grew some amazing apples.
O.K., spitballin’ here looking for a prof. opinion. If the stump was buried for protection, underside branches pruned back and a few shovelfulls of compost thrown over the trunk at mid height, any chance it may start setting roots from the branches? LOOOONNNGGG shot, but wondering. I’ve seen it happen with fallen trees and rhododendrons.