Planted bare-root dwarf cherry tree in March. It bloomed the next month. A couple of weeks later the blossoms turned brown, then the leaves did, too. My husband brushed them off after a couple weeks.
When I planted it the dirt in the hole had a lot of water in it (but it was full-on rain season so I didn't think it was a problem) The apple 10 ft away is doing great. I planted the apple 1 day later when it wasn't raining and it's hole didn't have as much water in it. They both got fruit tree fertilizer and I mounded the dirt in the middle of the hole for the root ball to "sit" on.
Should a cherry tree have leaves in June? How do I check if it is dead? We are Zone 7
2007-06-09 09:36:47 · 2 answers · asked by H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
A cherry tree should have leaves in June. The easiest way to tell if it is alive without trying to snap off a branch, is to take your fingernail and scrape the bark on a branch starting near the top of the tree. If it's green, it's alive. If it's brown, it's not. Scrape in other places until you get to the base. If you have brown at the top, then green further down, cut into the green about an inch below where it changes from green to brown. If the tree looks totally deformed by this time, pull it out and try again.
2007-06-10 04:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by LJR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it died. Break one of the branches off. If it is dry and snaps quickly, the tree is dead. If the bark is flexible and you have trouble breaking the branch, there may be life left in the tree.
Have you contacted the seller yet for a replacement?
2007-06-09 16:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by OrakTheBold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋