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Category: Dr. Tree
Dr. Tree, Tree City USA October 2, 2009

Dr. Tree says “suckers are unsightly”

  Dr. Tree tip of the day: remove suckers. Suckers are adventitious shoots that develop from the roots of a tree, like a genetic clone. They

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