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Juglans ailantifolia Cordiformis (Japanese walnut) brown leaves
louisenbarbera
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Goodday!
In Februari 2023 I planted this Walnut in a sunny site in ground with pH 7. The planting hole was enriched with compost. Tree size ca 1m. Supported by canes.
The first leaves appeared on May 7, but they turned brown. Subsequent ones too.
March was cold here, on Dutch North Sea island Texel, (-5C) with strong northerly winds and snow. Early summer was very dry, the tree was watered regularly, and we had some very warm days in July.
Am I unpatient and should I wait till next year to see if the tree improves? Was it the weather or could there be something else wrong?
Thank you!
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I know japanese mapel acer is different but i bought a a miniture gold acer 2 years ago the first year the stem went black and it had hardly any leaves on it , it looked dead but i thought maybe it will pick up but really i was not hopeful but i left it and when winter set in i covered the roots with newspaper and cut some of the black stem off.
In spring it started to grow but it still had not many leaves on it but now after a few months its surprised me its bushed out no black stem its beautiful so leave yours for a bit let it get established it might surprise you like mine did