"wheator" wrote in message
s.com...
Can anyone give me some idea on what's wrong with my young Silver
Birch
please?

It was planted (by my house builders) 6 months ago - it's in a bit of
an exposed area subjected to occasional strong westerlies - it's about
8-10 feet high and it survived the winter with new leaves opening up
this spring. However over the past week I've noticed an increasing
number of yellow leaves (almost like autumn - already) - Is this
normal, and if not does anyone have any ideas as to whats wrong with
it? - I've regularly watered it; it's also securely staked.
Any advice would be appreciated.


What is the soil like around the tree? Did the buiders just make a hole
in the usual rubble, take the tree out of its container and plant it?