My Gala apple tree suffered catastrophic root damage after a late-winter wind storm this February: tragically, its third "blown over" incident since I planted it five years ago. Hoping its tap root was still intact, I uprighted it, repaired its tie-down supports, pruned away damaged branches, and fed it B1 with rooting hormone. It gave me "proof of life" in March with a few scattered, tiny leaves, but when nothing further seemed to happen with it, I began to wonder if I would need to replace it ...