of the maples and oaks on my street are getting buds, but
the walnut appears to still be dormant (or dead, I really don't know
how to tell).
Buds would have been formed last year and not now.
Do those take later in the season to start growing, and
if so, should I expect it to grow more this year?
If I was in your area I would look at the tree for you. I would use a
SHIGOMETER to determine the trees vitality.
A
good article on rhizosphere is he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html
Pruning he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning/
Planting he
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html
More on chemistry and fert. he
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html
Maybe more information then you want?
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and
www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.