A bunch of 3 foot Bradford Pear Trees started growing where a bradford pear was. Will they be trees again?

If they become trees, will they be as big as the mother plant. Can they be moved or what?
A bunch of 3 foot Bradford Pear Trees started growing where a bradford pear was. Will they be trees again?
They're probably sprouts which are coming up from the roots that are left. You don't have anything to lose by trying to move them. If you do decide to replant them, try to dig up the roots with as much surrounding soil as possible. That makes it less of a shock for the transplant. When you replant it, don't put soil up any higher on the trunk than it was previously, in other words, don't bury it deeper.



It may not be as large as the mother tree was or even the same species as the mother tree. Often, trees are grafted using a process where you take the root system of one tree and cut the trunk, grafting on the top part of another tree. Some ornamentals or fruit trees don't have a strong root system so they're grafted to a better root system. If that's the case, the sprouts will be what the root tree was, not the top. Another possible problem is if the tree were a hybrid, the sprouts might not come out like the parent tree, but take after one of the trees used to create the hybrid.



If you decide to transplant the sprouts you should do it while they're small because it's less stressful for the plant. Being as they're free, you don't have much to lose. Go for it.
Reply:These little trees are suckering off the root mass. Bradford pears are poor trees. You should have the stump ground out and kill the roots.



If you must have pear tree in your yard, choose a Cleveland pear.. it's a MUCH better specimen.



There's a reason that you have this situation. Ice or wind probably took the "mother" down.
Reply:Yes.