Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

Also, why are the good leaves a light green? All the other bradford
pears I see have very dark green leaves? Is it because it's a small
bradford? Will the color change?

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

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wrote:
The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

Also, why are the good leaves a light green? All the other bradford
pears I see have very dark green leaves? Is it because it's a small
bradford? Will the color change?

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

wrote:
The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

I bought a very healthy-looking Bradford Pear at WalMart for $13.50,
and 4 weeks after planting it was 2/3 dead (all the leaves on bottom
2/3 turned brown/black).

I bought a replacement at Lowe's which has been in the ground for 2
weeks now. No dead leaves yet, but no new growth either. We'll see.

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

Does the tree in my picture appear to be dead? Should I water daily?

Ether Jones wrote:
wrote:
The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

I bought a very healthy-looking Bradford Pear at WalMart for $13.50,
and 4 weeks after planting it was 2/3 dead (all the leaves on bottom
2/3 turned brown/black).

I bought a replacement at Lowe's which has been in the ground for 2
weeks now. No dead leaves yet, but no new growth either. We'll see.

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

wrote:
Does the tree in my picture appear to be dead? Should I water daily?

Doesn't look dead to me. On my dead one, the leaves turned dark brown
/ black and were hanging limp. Yours doesn't look too bad. But, I'm a
novice too.

As for watering, it depends on what kind of soil you have. Before
watering next time, push a portion of the mulch aside and carefully
scrape away about an inch of soil with your fingers in a small area.

Is the soil soaking wet? DO NOT WATER!

Is the soil slightly moist? STILL do not water.

Is the soil dusty and bone dry? For sure you need water, and you
should check more frequently in the future.

Other more seasoned experts in this ng may have a different answer, but
that's what I've been told by my gardening friends.

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

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Does the tree in my picture appear to be dead? Should I water daily?

Looks OK to me. Is it possible that your new tree is in full sun? It could
just be that it went from a slightly shadier spot in the nursery/garden
center into the middle of your yard and is just going through some
adjustment. I would just leave it alone. One recommendation for a new tree
would be to build a small dirt lip at the edge of your dark mulch circle to
catch any rain water and make watering easier.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
Zone 6a

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

Looks like leaf scorch
www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP_25_W.pdf

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactS...leafscorch.htm

There is a bacterial leaf scorch which is a systemic problem.
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/Ba...eafScorch.html


Make sure not to over water it... too much will kill it just like not
enough. You want to deep water not water constantly.
I would not fertilize it. I was taught not to fertilize new trees heavily
as they need to acclimate and not start rapid growth

You don't mention where you are.... here, central/southern CA, already, my
flowering pear has some sun scald and we haven't even had sustained 100's
(they're coming just late)

HTH
Nicole

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The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

Also, why are the good leaves a light green? All the other bradford
pears I see have very dark green leaves? Is it because it's a small
bradford? Will the color change?

Bradford pear - whats wrong with it?
 

Thanks Nicole! I live in East Tennessee.


Nicole wrote:
Looks like leaf scorch
www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP_25_W.pdf

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/FactS...leafscorch.htm

There is a bacterial leaf scorch which is a systemic problem.
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Research/Ba...eafScorch.html


Make sure not to over water it... too much will kill it just like not
enough. You want to deep water not water constantly.
I would not fertilize it. I was taught not to fertilize new trees heavily
as they need to acclimate and not start rapid growth

You don't mention where you are.... here, central/southern CA, already, my
flowering pear has some sun scald and we haven't even had sustained 100's
(they're coming just late)

HTH
Nicole

wrote in message
oups.com...
The below bradford pear's leaves are turning brownish and wilting. The
guy at the garden place told me to water it every other day after
planting it, and that's all that needs to be done. I did that, and
about 4 days later it started looking like this. It has been planted
for about 5 weeks now. Is it dying? Should I water it more? Less?
Is there anything I can buy to help it out (i.e. fertilizer..ect)?

Also, why are the good leaves a light green? All the other bradford
pears I see have very dark green leaves? Is it because it's a small
bradford? Will the color change?