I wish you could see my five year old that we topped and root pruned for the move here. OMG! Every day it pops out new growth from it's many 2" thick trunks! They don't seem to come from nodes, but when a trunk gets that large and hardened, you just can no longer see the nodes. One smooth surface, and these little red nubs (they start red) pop up and soon leaves appear.
It's the circle of life!
Suzi