The maintenance of a vigorous, live root system insures soil-binding benefits. Though most tall brush species common to our area will readily sprout when cut, there are relatively few tree species that do so. All of these are broad-leaved deciduous trees. Careful cutting of the species listed offers a means of view clearing without jeopardizing slope stability. The following common trees are capable of sprouting when cut.
Older trees sprout less consistently.
Repeated cutting increases mortality. Older, larger stems, when cut, can be avenues of infection. Sprouts can grow as much as six feet per year. Vine maple can be trained and pruned into tree form. Most conifers will not successfully stump-sprout when cut.