White beam leaf

Mrs-yvonne · July 2021

my new white beam tree was looking beautifully healthy with pale grey leaves.

now a lot have gone yellow

Has it a problem?

Mrs-yvonne · July 2021

Pete.8 · July 2021

I don't know, and I'm no tree expert but a couple of observations -
The tree still has the bamboo cane and some very tight plastic binding it to the tree by the looks of it. I'd suggest cut them off carefully and remove the cane, it's being strangled.
If it needs staking (to prevent root rock) then use an post at a 45° angle and tree tie.

Whitebeams grow into huge trees and yours is rather too close to the fence tbh.

I don't know why some leaves are dying, so long as you've planted it correctly and kept it watered, maybe it's just settling in.
Hopefully someone else can chip in with some ideas

Mrs-yvonne · July 2021

Thanks for that I will attend to it
I intend to keep the tree pruned and not let it get huge

Fairygirl · July 2021

Pretty normal to have yellowing leaves when it's newly planted, and in the hot dry weather there's been. It's not an ideal time to plant shrubs/trees [unless you live in a wetter part of the country] because they need more care, especially watering. It needs copious watering for the next few months until you get autumn rain. It won't be established properly until next year. They're beautiful trees - one of my favourites.
Definitely need to remove that cane and the plastic tie, and stake it correctly as @Pete.8 says.
It's too near that fence, regardless of what size you want to keep it. That will cause difficulties - for the other planting too. If you wanted something small for the location, it might have been better to choose something else.

Mrs-yvonne · July 2021

I've removed cane and ties a d knocked off the yellow leaves
I do water it but we have had loads of rain since it was planted a few months ago

Fairygirl · July 2021

It's very easy to underestimate how much water a newly planted tree needs, regardless of decent rainfall. Spring was also very dry in lots of places. It's the reason autumn/winter is the ideal time to plant shrubs and trees.

Once foliage is there, it also prevents a lot of the rain getting through. Very important to be vigilant for the first six months at least, if planting in spring.

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