Rowan growing from a root

[laglaph]

Hi, I have a young rowan growing from a root from a neighbour’s rowan tree. Fortunately it is a position in the garden where we wanted to put a tree and a rowan was high on our list so we left it there. It has been growing well for 3 years now but it still appears to be wholly supported by the parent root. I assumed this is a normal way for the tree to propagate naturally therefore I thought it would establish its own root system. So my question is will it support itself with its own roots or be dependent on the parent root? If it is the latter is it viable?

 

Thanks

Paul

[armybloke]

From what I know about propagation by suckering the 'new' plant should be totally self reliant on itself by now. If you severed the root to the parent it is likely to begin prodcuing its own fibrous roots. From what you say though there is only 1 root to the parent and therefore no other roots to support itself? It will then keel over in a breeze? I should stake it for a while, de-weed the surrounding area and mulch. You can add 1 bag of sugar to 2 gallons of water and give it a good sugary feed to promote root growth and see how it pans out. What have you to loose?