Hi, I live in western Maryland. I have a 3 yr old Yoshino cherry blossom tree and someone ran into it with their truck a few days ago and it became partially uprooted and disturbed.
The person came back, stood it up and re- dug most of what became uprooted- but I wasn’t there to see how well he did that or if he may have cut any roots digging the hole. I noticed there were a few roots near the top of the ground (3 roots about 6” long each) that were still exposed. I have since added more soil to cover them and watered. I’m getting mulch today.
They’ve offered to replace the tree with an 8ft tree but this is one of three trees bought and planted at the same time in a nice row and I’m hesitant to replace the tree with one that will be smaller or grow at a different rate. I’m hoping the existing one will just continue to be healthy and thrive too.
My question is, with the slight uprooting, and damage to the trunk, will it survive or should I let them replace and just replant the old one somewhere else? Here’s a few pics. Thanks for any advice.
The person came back, stood it up and re- dug most of what became uprooted- but I wasn’t there to see how well he did that or if he may have cut any roots digging the hole. I noticed there were a few roots near the top of the ground (3 roots about 6” long each) that were still exposed. I have since added more soil to cover them and watered. I’m getting mulch today.
They’ve offered to replace the tree with an 8ft tree but this is one of three trees bought and planted at the same time in a nice row and I’m hesitant to replace the tree with one that will be smaller or grow at a different rate. I’m hoping the existing one will just continue to be healthy and thrive too.
My question is, with the slight uprooting, and damage to the trunk, will it survive or should I let them replace and just replant the old one somewhere else? Here’s a few pics. Thanks for any advice.
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