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  • January 30, 2021 at 4:20 pm Reply
    damian323damian323
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    My mimosa snapped off at the base after becoming overladen with snow. It was around 10ft talk but pretty slender. So in order to rescue something from this disaster should I replant the broken tree or simply encourage growth from the ground level trunk?

    January 30, 2021 at 9:20 pm Reply
    hands_and_dirthands_and_dirt
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    It’s safer if you do both. If the trunk doesn’t sprout new buds (although it should), you have a back up. You can even gather a few slivers of bark. See this article which is actually I think would be useful for you: https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/propagate-mimosa-tree-bark.html

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