Thanks Greene and Tiffany. I will have to look closer at the base to see if it has been severed and to see if it is hard and woody. I will try to get a picture of that if I can.
Greene, I am glad that you enjoy seeing pictures of my yard. I love spending lots of time out there but not today. It is cold and very windy. I do post picture of my gardens on "Jeanne's flowers in Iowa" on the thread "all things gardening" I think is the name. We sit on the top of the ridge so there is always a breeze but today it is around 30 mph winds if not more.
