Esther Horwich
New Member
I recently replaced a newly planted but dying forest pansey redbud (according to the nurseryman, they had planted it too deep and this was the reason for its failure) with a new 10 foot forest pansey redbud. The tops of three branches of the new tree were wilting when it was transplanted and there were brown spots on many of the leaves. I was told that the wilting was due to the tree being on the truck for 7 hours and that it would perk up upon watering. It did somewhat, but the leaves on the tops of the three branches died. The tree has been in the ground for five days. Leaves on the tops of two more branches have died. I have about four weak but surviving tops of branches left. The nursery man told me that this was due to the shock of transplanting the tree and that I should cut off the tops of the dead branches to help the tree. Does this sound correct to you? I have just started to water the tree every day (instead of every other day). I do not think that the tree is overwatered. The remaining leaves look floppy and they have lost nearly all of their purple color. Color change is supposedly normal for a red but this much change seems excessive. Help!!!