This tree appeared to be just fine when I moved in a year ago, but I went outside the other day and it looks like it tried to jump out of the ground. What really happened, and is it salvageable?
It’s not a tree. Staghorn Sumac like to spread, and spread, and spread. Did I mention the spread?
I once debated keeping one in my yard. Watching YouTube videos will cover this just fine. I took the volunteer out very quickly. Still love them but I also see how they grow in nearby ravines and one park has a hill of Sumac. It will go into lawn is the summary of what I learned in this search.
TL/DR – caveat on the salvage ideas.
Then_Version9768
It’s a weed tree, not a real tree. Dig it up, cut it up and get rid of it. Good riddance. Then plant something more appropriate and better looking.
theBarnDawg
Staghorn Sumac is an important tree native to the United States. I would suggest digging it up and moving it if you want to keep it. It’s too close to your house’s foundation in its current location. That’s probably why it failed structurally.
If you do replant it, be sure not to bury the trunk. Putting the tree deeper than it originally was in the soil is a sure way to kill it.
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It’s not a tree. Staghorn Sumac like to spread, and spread, and spread. Did I mention the spread?
I once debated keeping one in my yard. Watching YouTube videos will cover this just fine. I took the volunteer out very quickly. Still love them but I also see how they grow in nearby ravines and one park has a hill of Sumac. It will go into lawn is the summary of what I learned in this search.
TL/DR – caveat on the salvage ideas.
It’s a weed tree, not a real tree. Dig it up, cut it up and get rid of it. Good riddance. Then plant something more appropriate and better looking.
Staghorn Sumac is an important tree native to the United States. I would suggest digging it up and moving it if you want to keep it. It’s too close to your house’s foundation in its current location. That’s probably why it failed structurally.
If you do replant it, be sure not to bury the trunk. Putting the tree deeper than it originally was in the soil is a sure way to kill it.