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	Topics Basal shoot Topic Home A basal shoot, root sprout, adventitious shoot, water sprout or sucker is a shoot or cane which grows from a budBud In botany, a bud is an undeveloped shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem.... at the base of a treeTree A tree is a large, perennial, woody plant.... or shrubShrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree b... or from its rootRoot In vascular plants, the root is that organ of a plant body that typically lies below the surface of the soil .... s. Root suckers may emerge some distance from the originating plant such as in Rhus sppSumac *Rhus* is a genus of approximately 250 species of woody shrubs and small trees in the family Anacardiaceae.... , some PrunusPrunus *Prunus* is a genus of trees and shrubs, including the plums, cherries, peaches, apricots and a... species and EmbothriumEmbothrium *Embothrium* is a genus of two to eight species in the plant family Proteaceae, native to southern South America, in Chile... species. Suckers also may arise from the stumps of trees that have been cut down. Suckers on some ornamental plants are considered undesirable by horticulturists because the plant's energy is diverted to the sucker rather than to crown growth. Suckers arising from an unwanted tree stump can be controlled with herbicides such as glyphosateGlyphosate Glyphosate glycine, C3H8NO5P) is a non-selective herbicide to kill weeds, especially perennials.... . This kills the entire plant, including suckers and roots. Suckers on a living plant cannot be removed in the same way as suckers from a stump because the application of an herbicide kills the plant. Horticulturists recommend removing suckers on trees and shrubs by tearing them away as close to the base as possible, removing soil if necessary. Tearing the tissues is more destructive than cutting to the buds that give rise to suckers. In extreme cases, the root giving rise to the suckers can be separated from the tree entirely, then treated in the same way as a stump with suckers. In a graftedGrafting Grafting is a method of plant propagation widely used in horticulture, where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse... plant, suckers may arise from above the graft or below it. Those arising from the scionScion Scion may refer to:*Grafting, where the scion is a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant... may be desirable, but those arising from the rootstock usually are not.