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Can we plant a new tree in the same place as old tree?
We cut down a 25 or so year old maple tree last year and had the stump ground. It was healthy but too big and close to the house. DH dug down a little and said it seems like we could plant there. We are going to be planting a crape myrtle.
Do you know of any issues we should be concerned with or if this is a bad idea? Any tips? We are novices. Thanks!
Re: Can we plant a new tree in the same place as old tree?
Usually the site can be replanted right away without any problems.
Sometimes, if the previous planting died from a pathogen, the new planting can too.
In your case, yes.
The only time you want to avoid planting in an existing location is if you are replacing a diseased tree with a tree of the same species or family (i.e., any maple variety being replaced by another maple variety would not be wise).
well when we asked this we were laughed at.
our stump was ground down but there was still tons of stump/roots after we dug down a couple inches. So we planted our new tree about 6 feet away, still encountered some roots when digging the hole. We replaced a 30y/o crab apple with a redbud.
Gretchen Evie, born 7/8/2012 at 35w5d
Well, that's not the only time. Some plants are more sensitive to the decomposing wood fragments and tannins being released, but Crapes aren't to my knowledge. And not just same species or genus sensitivities, but same family sensitivities. Probably some other cautionary stuff too, but that's all I can think of now.