CrazyEd
5 year old buck +
So the story about this little tree. Cortland, B9. One of the first trees i planted ever, and it was in my yard. I think the first year it was nearly killed by deer. It was not fenced and they nearly browsed it to death, I think I had to cut it back to almost nothing again. Another year went by, it somehow recovered a bit, and then Tooley my lab ate it. This tree certainly didnt get the care it needed. Fast forward a few more years, and I fenced and staked it. It was growing very well, i think about year 4 or 5. Central leader was really quite tall, and I think a bird came by and snapped it off, or we lost it in a storm because my conduit wasnt tall enough. It was a pretty big set back and another year of neglect. Now i've got a mess on my hands and I need some advice. The central leader has this huge bend in it. Is it best to just cut the tree clean off the top with my silky saw, and just pop a few cortland budsticks right in there?