Autumn Blaze trees planted in fall no leaves in spring?
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I planted 4 maple trees in fall they all looked good with leaves in fall 1-2 in trunks. I used the old soil to fill in the hole and did not fertilize. I watered once a week until it started to get cold. They all dropped there leaves now this spring only one has most of its leaves, another just has a couple of branches of leaves and the other two have none. Will they come back next year or are they a lost cause they dont look dead and the limbs do not break easy. thanks
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Answer:
It sounds like they are struggling and the leafless trees may be dead. (Im sorry) You can use your thumbnail to scratch off a little piece of the bark off the trunk - just a little. If you see green, the tree is still alive! Yea! If not then do what the best gardeners do... try again. It sounds like you may have over watered. Maybe. You were right in using the original soil, especially if you have clay soil, to prevent the 'bathtub' condition. But anytime you transplant something, it is stress on the plant. Kinda like surgery on a person. I've found it doesn't hurt to add a little compost to the soil (never more than 50%) to help the stressed roots get a good start. Then I also water with a weak solution of plant food, the blue kind that dissolves immediately in water. Another trick to prevent 'bathtub' is to cut grooves in the outer edge of the hole (just run your shovel or trowel up & down the sides) to encourage the roots to dig into the soil and spread instead of follow the enriched soil around and around in the hole... Good luck!
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