water sprout
noun
: a vigorous upright shoot from an adventitious or latent bud on the trunk or main branch of a tree
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Suckers and water sprouts often occur because plants are in some way stressed or due to damage to their root system.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Lemons require the most pruning, primarily of vertical growing water sprouts that show great vigor but no fruit production.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
Every time the water sprouts are pruned off, the tree is able to heal the wounds and resprout from dormant buds in the surrounding tissue the next year.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
According to state officials, the animals were likely caught in a water sprout.
—Michael Hollan, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2022
Then look for water sprouts (the weak limbs that grow straight up) and thin those out.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Lemons require the most pruning, primarily of vertical growing water sprouts that show great vigor but no fruit production.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2024
Every time the water sprouts are pruned off, the tree is able to heal the wounds and resprout from dormant buds in the surrounding tissue the next year.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
According to state officials, the animals were likely caught in a water sprout.
—Michael Hollan, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2022
Then look for water sprouts (the weak limbs that grow straight up) and thin those out.
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020
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“Water sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20sprout. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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