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Bay trees sprouting at Base, what to do?

NIMAN · 2015-10-16 14:06:38

I have a couple of potted bay trees since the summer, doing well However I noticed about a month ago that maybe 7 or 8 little shoots had sprung up around the Base of the stem. They are now a couple of inches high. What's the best thing to do with them? I assume they will just get bigger and probably take nutrients away…

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16-10-2015 3:06pm

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NIMAN

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I have a couple of potted bay trees since the summer, doing well

However I noticed about a month ago that maybe 7 or 8 little shoots had sprung up around the Base of the stem.

They are now a couple of inches high. What's the best thing to do with them? I assume they will just get bigger and probably take nutrients away from the main tree

Should I cut them out?

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#2 17-10-2015 6:39pm
Wyldwood

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quite safe to nip them out if you don't want the plant to bush out at the bottom.

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