"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
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I have a dogwood here in the DC area that is about 9 months old. It is
very dry here, and I am wondering if the tree is dying or just stressed.
We've been watering it regularly.

Sorry that the photo needs rotating.


http://www.freewebs.com/jcman01/p1010165.jpg


I see blacktop and a dogwood. The two do not belong together. Dogwoods live
under bigger trees, in leafy humus that never gets hot. It's not so easy to
duplicate that environment at home. Go to this web site:
http://extension.umd.edu/

See if they have a list of recommended trees for YOUR city, and specifically
for the spot you'll plant the tree. If you don't see a resource like that,
call the extension service. Most of these services offer free (and very
accurate) garden advice for homeowners.