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I planted a nice river birch sapling, about four feet tall. It was just starting to establish itself, and had put out a couple of new leaves, when my lawn guys chopped it off with a weed-wacker.
About 1.5 feet are still in the ground, no leaves, no shoots, no signs of life. Still green inside. The remainder is currently inside, with the bottom few inches cut off, soaking in water. Unfortunately, I didn't discover it right away, so it started to dry out. The topmost twigs are dead, but the rest is still green wood.
Question #1: Will the part in the ground survive?
Question #2: Is there any point trying to root the rest of it? If so, do I just wound the stem, make a slant cut on the bottom, dip in rooting hormone, and plant it?
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