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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Stupid question and almost better for the home improvement thread... but are there things you can screw into the ground to permanently mount things? I was wondering if I could cut to the ground and then nail or screw a pole into the wood to solidly mount a trellis.
Another concept was what might work to bore a hole into the stump as deep as possible. Something like a 3-4 inch sized hole bored/drilled all the way to dirt (2-3 fee) so that I can basically use the stump as a protective "planter" for the seeds to have a higher chance of surviving sudden drops in temp when the young plant is still getting established. I just don't know if the plant would die if the hole wasn't big enough (stump chokes out the roots after a certain size).
Any other ideas for effectively "re-using" a stump 4-5 inch diameter stump?
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I'm not sure putting plants into the stump would actually protect it from cold temperatures. The ground itself is where most of the heat will come from and removing it from that may actually make it more vulnerable. I can't think of much use for the stump, but if you were going to drill that big of holes in it, you may as well go further and remove it.
As for putting a post or something on it, as Fuzz provided in the link it's doable, but if you did a two post lattice you'll need a bracket with decent height since the structure will still be tippy in one direction. As well, if the stump is fresh/wet, you may have issues with lag screws into the stump loosening as the wood dries.
Does the silverberry require support or is it free standing? I would also recommend planning around the expected mature growth size, so many people don't and it creates problems down the line.
Not sure if you need ideas, but here's a structure I made last year for some vines. They are expected to go higher, so I'm going to run some stainless cable from the top to the garage eaves to let it fan out once it gets to that stage.
