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tree peony leaves limp
maggienewgardener
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Planted this tree peony at begining of this month, it looked fine for the first a couple of weeks, but it's leaves look limp in the last a few days. Too much water? What should I do? 1st photo is planted a few days, 2nd photo is I just took from my garden. 
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Depends on which picture you call first, the top picture looks as if some TLC is needed the bottom picture what I would expect from a plant that is taking.
Paeonia tree or otherwise are hungry plants, it is policy to prepare the ground with plenty of fibrous and well rotted compost first. The plant needs to be planted at exactly the same level it was in the pot, do not cover the root ball with soil or anything, water it in.
Spread a mulch of compost around the root ball although not touching it and water that in.
Position should be late morning and evening sun so South and West facing never East facing as they can be damage by early morning frosts which we are still getting then the early sun thaws them too quickly. It could lay dormant for a couple of years then take off and last a lifetime, if you did it all by the book it would flower in three to five years though only a few flowers at first. Give it time.
Frank.
Thanks Frank for the response.
The top one (1st) - it was planted just a few days, the bottom one (2nd) - I took the photo this morning. Sorry, I counld not edit my thread.
The peony tree planted at south facing of my garden, but it's on the south-east corner. It can get morning sunshine around 7am at this season.
In that case MNG it looks as if it has taken and is settling, the early morning sun damages the flower buds so it will be OK for a year or so in the meanwhile you could put some other plant in place to shade it from that early sun.
They are slow to build up and will not flower for a while though I have known them get one single flower in the early years, I have one now five years old with three flowers on though the main ones are a mass of buds, they have been in many years.
Good Luck with them, Frank.
Thanks all the suggestions, Frank. I know Peony Tree will take time to build up. As long as it doesn't die soon, I will be so happy.