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My Amelanchier lamarckii is half dead?

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  • jmsholderjmsholder Posts: 10
    wow! Thats the kind of tree I was hoping for. Thanks so much I will definitely persevere and water it much much more ... and cut that grass back too. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It should be fine. The bigger they are [any tree] the harder they are to establish because of that size. 
    They're lovely small trees, and always worthwhile in a garden  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Ours last year was hit by the frost and we had very few flowers. This year though down to -4.2 we have the best flowering ever. Strange world.
  • jmsholderjmsholder Posts: 10
    @bertrand-mabel thanks for this. It’s good to know that mine might recover if it was indeed the frost which affected it. 👍
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It depends on the stage it's at as to whether it would be affected by frost though.  :)
    I've had them in almost every garden I've had. They've never been affected by frosts, even proper ones [well below minus five]  probably because our trees are later to start into growth, although our frosts can continue until later too. We normally have upwards of 50 or 60 frosts every year, starting from October. 
    If they're properly established, they adapt and cope with all weather though   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We have to remember that frost and cold can be as desiccating to tender leaves and petals as strong sunshine. If the tree is parched both will cause the tender growth to die. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I still think it's dry more than anything else. As @Dovefromabove says, that's always going to cause a problem because the top foliage can't be supported well enough, and it makes it more vulnerable to any changes in weather -  whether sunny, windy, cold or a mixture of them all. 
    It'll recover, and with the right care, it'll thrive no problem  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    If you can reach some of the upper growth. On a small area gently  scrape the top bark, if it's green underneath then it's still alive, and should recover with the tlc described already. 
    AB Still learning

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