This large rhododendron was almost killed by the invasive roots of a honey locust tree. After I removed the tree (and made a bench out of the stump and trunk) I pruned away all the dead and weak wood. After a year, leaves began sprouting. I continued to prune off smaller to force more vigorous growth.

A sucker from the honey locust has now sprouted, and I will let it grow to about 20 feet high, and then replace it with another sucker. Click here to see another bench made from a honey locust, with a small sprout regrowing, and here to see another locust stump with two cycles of replacements. here