Excellent link! Thats something you'll have to keep us abreast of mate since you know we'l hear nothing of it here eh?
Its exactly the same biological process that leads to epicormics sprouting out along declining limbs in old or very stressed trees...the system in that case is attempting to inject life (sugars) into the limb through the photosynthesis from the epicormics....a big reason why we should be very circumspect when we go about removing epicormics from older (100yr+) trees, keeping in mind that they are sometimes part of the trees' survival plan.
Thanks again kauriman good link
